7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours black, dry roasted chocolate, bitter, light juicy pine.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2014
at 02:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours amber, bitter, light grapefruit, burnt toffee, sweet and dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2014
at 02:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
33cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a coffee like crema head. Nose - dark chocolate with toffee and a touch of earthy smoke. Taste - more dark chocolate and earthiness with a big toffee backdrop. Somesweet lliquorice edge to it too. Palate - full bodied with a creamy yet chewy texture and a long elegant finish. Overall - a truly complex imperial stout which has several layers of aroma and flavour. Power with precise restraint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 16:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Holyrood 9a. Pours black, sweet chocolate and fruity raisins, rich, light roast.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2014
at 13:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at holyrood 9a. Pours black, orange, sweet chocolate, coconut, not much spice.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2014
at 13:38
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at holyrood 9a. Pours black, chocolatey, fruity, light spice, light coconut.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2014
at 13:37
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Nose has blackjack sweetness and roasted cereal, taste is thin, sweet, fruity, blackjacks not overpowering, nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2014
at 08:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, smoky nose. smoky chocolate taste, roast malts, dry, a bit too fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 09:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours deep dark brown, thin tan head. Aromas of raisins and mixed fruit, not surprisingly. Taste is more of the same, with a strong orange note, toffee sweetness. Rich and full-bodied. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 01:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, sugary, sweet, dry roast, raisin fruit, chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 10:45