7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Euston Tap, 07/09/14. Clear golden with a well appointed off white covering. Nose is juicy hops, tangerine, peach, straw, light pine, mango. Taste comprises orange pith, pink grapefruit, more juicy hop vibes, apricot jam, mango, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, bitter hop rinse in the close. Decent enough APA.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2014
at 13:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the pre Zwanze tasting @Soapy’s house with big polish shlongs, thanks to Bropey, 20/09/14. Light black with a well appointed tan covering that dissipates then retains in a minature format. Nose is liqourice, spice, earthy hop, blackcurrants, light pine, roasted notes. Taste comprises bitter tropicana, nice layer of pine, roasted malt, liqourice, grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Decent CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 13:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared pre Zwanze 2014. Thanks to Roger! Pours mostly clear brown with a large, thick and frothy beige head. Dry roasted malts in the aroma with touches of burt pine, earth, cocoa. Light to medium sweet flavor with bittersweet baking cocoa, burnt beef, earth, torched grass and pine, hard and mineral-heavy water. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Nice hard roasted malts on the finish, dry baking cocoa, earth. Solid. Good and dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2014
at 07:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from beer gonzo. It pours darkest brown with a thick tan head. The nose is rich roasty, earth, coffee, pine needles, soap, sherbet and orange peel. The taste is bitter, rich roast, earth, cocoa, orange peel, tangerine, sherbet and light with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Well rounded and rather quaffable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2014
at 07:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1st September 2014
Euston Tap. Cask. Almost clear deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with decent fine carbonation, nice condition. Tangy dark malts, light touches of dark chocolate and red berry fruits. Hops are piney and a little spicy, some orange citrus comes through in the light semi dry finish. Spicy hop lingers on. Good stuff.
Euston Tap. Cask. Almost clear deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with decent fine carbonation, nice condition. Tangy dark malts, light touches of dark chocolate and red berry fruits. Hops are piney and a little spicy, some orange citrus comes through in the light semi dry finish. Spicy hop lingers on. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2014
at 05:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Euston Tap, 02/09/14. Black with a well appointed tan covering that dissipates then stays for the show. Nose is pine, bitter hops, scorched earth, light smoke, roasty tones, figgy jam, liqourice, cocoa sprinkle. Taste comprises light roast, earthy tones, bitter hop presence, spice, chocolate strains, liqourice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with bitter hops. Decent enough low ABV CDA.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2014
at 12:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Euston Tap, 02/09/14. Clear light golden with a well appointed white covering that stays for the show. Nose is bitter hops, melon, orange pith, mineral notes, light pee, tangerine. Taste comprises bitter citric peel, smoke, straw, pissoi, bitter orange. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a hoppy wash. Quite a bitter bastard for the ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2014
at 05:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared bottle on 24th Aug 2014 at the Midlands Meet. Poured deep brown/black with a tan coloured head. Floral hop nose, with an over toasted bread maltiness. The taste left the floral hops behind in the aroma and turned them into a more roasted pine flavour that sat nicely with the maltiness that ruled the sweet roasted taste. Not great, but I could easily had more if it had been available on the day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2014
at 01:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Euston Tap. It pours clear straw yellow with a small white head. The nose is earthly, pungent hop, oily, grassy and pithy citrus. The taste is rather bitter, lemon peel, grapefruit, straw, hop astringency, earth and grass with a very drying finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. Very raw bitterness to it. Not the most elegant APA out there and rather drying. OK, but I couldn’t drink too much of it.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2014
at 05:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Euston Tap. It pours near black with a bubbly beige head. The nose is rich roast, earth, coffee, cocoa, juicy, oily, candied citrus peel and light sherbet. The taste is big on the bitterness, roasty, earth, resin, coffee, grapefruit, hop astringency and mild caramel with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A punchy bastard. Flavoursome. Rather nice lower abv black ipa.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2014
at 05:01