4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask/gravity at Ipswich beer festival 23 Sep 2006. Dark brown - almost black colored. A fine roasted aroma. No head. Fruity hints. Pleasant dry bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2006
at 12:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at LCRBM 2, Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium
Black, hazy body. Aroma of liquor and hops (grass). Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly sweet finish. Quite complex flavour. Soft mouthfeel, winey.
Black, hazy body. Aroma of liquor and hops (grass). Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly sweet finish. Quite complex flavour. Soft mouthfeel, winey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2006
at 08:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at LCRBM 2006. Very dark brown with no head. Not a huge aroma, but then nice juicy/grainy malt. Another good beer from E&S
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2006
at 10:41
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
(500 ml bottle at Delirium Café in Gothenburg) Very dark deep red color, tan head. Scent is smoke and burnt rubber. Very sharp bitterness, unpleasant. Old stale cold coffee. Old rug carpet tounge and mouth feel. Dry old oak palate. Was my bottle old or something, how can this get good ratings?
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2006
at 16:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 2 Aug) Colour is pale amber with a frothy head. Nose is fruity with a fresh, floral hop aroma, a bit like a rose garden. Taste is fruity, with malt in the background, notes of peaches and orange. Nice dry bitterness in the well-balanced finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2006
at 08:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
(Cask at GBBF, London, 2 Aug) Colour is pitch black with pale brown foamy head. Nose is roasted with heavy aromas of freshly ground coffee, espresso, dark chocolate, soy sauce and tar. Taste is raosted, malty with full flavours of strong, black coffee, some chocolate, tar and liquorice. Full body. The bitterness comes through in the finish when the other flavours give way for a lovely hop character, and it is very bitter (probably with som help from the roasted malt). Complex! Absolutely lovely. In my opinoin, the best beer at the GBBF this year.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2006
at 08:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask conditioned at GBBF Sat August 5th 2006. The beers were by now running out fast but this one had just come on. Bargee poured an amber coloured beer, with a citrusy, hoppy aroma. Taste was of a very fruity beer with plenty of flavour some citrusyness as well, not bad at all but considering the high marks that I have given my three previous E&S beers this one has blotted the copy book a little, not really in the same league as the KSA, July Morning or 1872 Porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2006
at 03:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at Volunteer’s Arms, GBBF 2006] A hazy light yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet grassy and hoppy, and the flavor is sweet malty with a crisp hoppyness, leading to a dry bitter end. Nice refreshing bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2006
at 15:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours black and opaque with a small, off-white head. Aroma of both malts, fruits and alcohol. Very full-bodied with burned, malty accents. Notes of dried fruits - raisins in particular. Malty bitter finish. 240706
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2006
at 15:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
An unclear dark brown beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with lots of fruit acompaniet by alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty againg with strong fruit notes, combined with lighter notes of roasted almost burnt malt, as well as hints of wood. The body is thick.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2006
at 18:57