6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Black, nearly opaque, no head. Tarry nose with a dash of blood. Dryish woith solid body. So roasty it turns resiny with metallic edges. Some plums and salt. Like listening to your favourite somg played through a distorted amplifier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2006
at 06:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask gravity dispense at Red Lion, Isleworth. Virtually black in colour with beige head. Really chewy, tarry. Lots of tarry malt, coffee, dark choc. The finish really makes you have to take a breath. Bit of wood in there? Even a bit smokey. It coats the gums like a good red wine
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2006
at 10:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2005] A red-brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of caramel, but also notes of roasted malt. The flavor is dry roasted, combined with light notes of chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2006
at 15:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2005] A hazy orange beer with a lazing white head. The aroam is sweet with light notes of hops - quite boring. But the flavor has strong notes of hops and malt with a dry dusty end - which makes me guess at Goldings hops. I think this is a bitter not a mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2006
at 19:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazy orange beer with a thick white head. The aroma is very hoppy combined wtih some notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet fruity leading to a nice dry bitter end.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2005
at 12:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazy orange beer with a huge off-white head. The flavor is sweet dusty from the hops. The flavor is sweet with primary notes of straw. An OK Bitter.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2005
at 11:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A dark orange beer with a huge orange head. The aroma is very hoppy and flowery, while the flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, flowers, and lemongrass, leading to a dry bitter end.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2005
at 15:45
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at GBBF 2005 Dark brown. Tar and chewy malt on nose, liquorice, burnt malt in mouth. Very tarry with a thick finish. Re-rate. Cask handpull at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool. Wonderful beer. Black beer, thin dark beige head. Deep flavours, incredible aroma of dark malts, charcoal and some dark fruit. Full and velvety in mouth if a tad sour with long finish. Excellent beer . Some sour dark plum/damson fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2005
at 11:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask conditioned at NERAX 4/27/2005
Light golden-yellow colored bitter, quite clear, though a slight sheen to it. Moderate white head is fairly well retained. Aroma of herbal, citrusy hops, like orange tea, some notes of fruit. Starts out very hoppy, lemony, with a crisp finish. Light and fruity but not low in flavor. Medium-light body, no wateriness. Citrus lingers.
Light golden-yellow colored bitter, quite clear, though a slight sheen to it. Moderate white head is fairly well retained. Aroma of herbal, citrusy hops, like orange tea, some notes of fruit. Starts out very hoppy, lemony, with a crisp finish. Light and fruity but not low in flavor. Medium-light body, no wateriness. Citrus lingers.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2005
at 13:28
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
[Cask at GBBF 2004] A caramel colored beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of cherries. The flavor is slightly sweet with notes of metal and minerals. The end is dry and metallic.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2005
at 07:24