6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared @ The Hague Tasting. Clear dark mahogany red color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly caramel, slightly bitter. Quite dry. Decent beer though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2014
at 11:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the "Lets celebrate the fact that Dean is already the Mayor of M&S Den Haag even though it’s only been open for 24 hours tasting!". Poured a clear dar brown with a thin off white head. The aroma is malt hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a smoky malt hop bitter woody palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2014
at 11:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Pours clear brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, a little cocoa, roast and caramel. Flavour is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2014
at 11:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
sample @THT courtesy of Sic1314 Thin white head. Clear amber pour. Interesting brew.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2014
at 11:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours hazy dark brown. Smoked tea aromas, oats there too. Toasty on the taste. High carbonation prickle. Good stuff though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2014
at 03:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at DadsThursday. Pours brown with tan head. Nose and taste of cola, sour oat, cocoa and tea. Light smoke. Lighter medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2014
at 21:46
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap @ the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - opaque black, gloopy in the glass and with a decent head. Nose - intense, blackjacks with undercurrents of smoke, earth and perhaps a dry stout ’’charcoal’’ note. Some roast too. Taste - as per the nose but even more intense. Palate - medium to full bodied with a creamy texture. There’s an obvious alcohol note but this seems very much in proportion with the ’’sweetie’’ note. Great length, very elegant. Overall - it’s obvious that the base beer is outstanding but the confectionery adds another dimension still. Everything is in the right place and it’s very very tasty. A lovely lunchtime sampling session at the Stockbridge Tap but this beer completely eclipsed everything else.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2014
at 09:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Stockbridge Tap. Black body with a medium tan head that holds well. Excellent lacing. Aroma of liquorice, plum and chocolate. Lovely flavour of Blackjacks and dark fruits. Smooth, sweet and easy drinking, not dry or peppery. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Faint carbonation prickle. A luscious, unusual Porter that gets the Blackjack flavour spot on.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2014
at 05:26
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at the Stockbridge tap... Deep black...thin tan lacing... Soft licorice blackjacks... Soft mellow roast... Soft chocolate.. Massive blackjack aniseed... Rich soft smooth and got the blackjacks nailed ... Cracking
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jan 2014
at 06:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle from drinkmonger, Edinburgh. Hazy golden orange pour, very lively off-white head. Aromas of coffee and floral hops, light malt. Taste has more of the same, slight funky note, exaggerated by the high carbonation. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2014
at 00:15