6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at The Sparrow Bier Cafe, Bradford, Friday 20th February 2015 Pours dark brown with barely a head. Pleasant warmth from the chipolte, a little spicy mhhh..a decent porter, the chipolte is the key thing here, but it is a little smoky and warming. Not an awful lot else to report on with this beer, that said it’s very nice. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2015
at 01:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cornelius. Deep ruby body with a medium beige head. Nice lacing. Aroma of toffee, tablet, treacle and coconut. Flavour of brown sugar, smoked malt, toffee and flat Vimto. Medium body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A sweet complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2015
at 16:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Manchester beer festival... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Dark sweet chocolate malts Light woody nose... Dark chocolate.. Light bitter.. Tiny vegative tones... Light smokeyness... Soft warming burn.. Light bitter linger
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2015
at 06:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Manchester Beer Festival 2015. Black with a frothy off-white head. It’s smoked throughout as well has having a dominant hot spice, although this combination doesn’t quite compliment each other in this ale. There’s some chocolate and orange in here too.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2015
at 15:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Garvie’s. Pours hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Very slight aroma, with hints of dried lemon and hay. Light sweet flavor with lightly doughy pale bread, dough, straw, lemon zest. Light bodied with average carbonation. Moderate sweetness to finish with further pale malts, white bread, hay. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 10:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas are light, some citrus. Taste is light citrus. Some malt. Sherbetty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 10:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Garvie’s. Pours clear yellow with a large, billowing white froth head. The nose has lots of doughy wheat, floral notes, some candi sugars. Medium sweet flavor with some further doughy bread, pale wheat, a hit of saison yeast, white grape. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish with more doughy wheat bread, faint bitter hay, yeast. Tasty saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 10:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle, 5.3% ABV: BBD Jan 15. Poured into a thistle shaped glass (Gordon Finest Gold) at home on 19 Dec 14. Dark ruby hue to the brown/chestnut body, the beige head soon fell away to a thin wisp and collar. Sweet, yet slightly smoky malts in the nose, mild chocolate notes within the aroma too. The taste is also smoky chocolate maltiness, add an alcoholic twist, a malt loaf doughy feel, dark, wine soaked raisins, dates and saltiness: tastes OK. Smooth, almost rich and creamy palate to the brew. A pleasant surprise and my treat after Grimsby Town won their football match this evening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2014
at 15:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Elixir Sugar Lumps ].[ Courtesy to Sevare & Benjamin ]. Clear dark brown black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted - burnt, brown sugar, burnt brown sugar, cake, milk chocolate. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted, malt bitter, chocolate - brown sugar sweet, milk chocolate, ash notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20141108]
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2014
at 09:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the Craig has Blue nipples tasting, thanks to Benji, 26/09/14 - the beer with no name returns ! Murky dark mahogany brown with a moderate tan swirl and edgework. Nose is bitter roast, spice, pine, earthy hop. Taste comprises brown sugar, light charr, spice, tropical fruit candies, roasted tones, cocoa rub. Medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2014
at 12:37