6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle. Pours a deep amber-red with a nice little skimming of froth on the top. The nose has burnt biscuits, treacle and some sultanas. The taste is burnt ginger biscuits with currants, then a dark chocolate note on the end. The palate is medium bodied and beyond with a thick-ish texture and a reasonable finish - good length but could have been more tapered! Overall, a nice winter ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2011
at 11:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
33cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. Coke like appearance, dark peaty brown with a tawny glow and a ring of beige head; rich aroma with coffee and chocolate and also some oaty malts; strong malty flavour with smokey treacle, but then rather thin and unpleasantly bitter, leaving a watery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2011
at 15:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Odense Tasting, September 2011. Pours dark ruby brown with a small creamy head and lacings. Fruit, caramel and vague roast. Ashy. Medium to thin body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2011
at 13:24
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Near black with small off-white head. Aroma of licorice and roast malt with a touch of caramel. Sweetish caramel and roast malt flavour with a thin ashy finish
Tried
on 27 Sep 2011
at 13:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Bottle at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe] Pours black with a thin tan head. Smooth and creamy at first, with milk chocolate, black coffee and growing caramel. Fizz and a hint of grassy hops at the end. Quite enjoyed it actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2011
at 15:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
14th September 2011
Bottle in the Draft House. Clear dark red brown beer, tidy tan head. Nose of minerally dark malt.. Light crisp palate. A little dark malt with traces of dark chocolate. Some subtle fruits underneath orange and a whisper of estery banana. Minerally dry finish. Alright.
Bottle in the Draft House. Clear dark red brown beer, tidy tan head. Nose of minerally dark malt.. Light crisp palate. A little dark malt with traces of dark chocolate. Some subtle fruits underneath orange and a whisper of estery banana. Minerally dry finish. Alright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2011
at 07:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared by Barry at Harbury Fields Campsite, Harbury Warwickshire, 02.09.11 Pours more dark brown than black. Malty on the nose with some dark sugar, taste is more of the same. Soft in the mouth, with some bitterness, quite good. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2011
at 23:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle kindly thanks to Ethereal. Thanks a lot Caspar. One on my road to the Olympic 10k. I like schwarzbiers on the whole. Tasty black lagers are always one of my favs. Very very deep ruby colour with thick beige head. Smokey roasty charcoal aroma. Even a touch of dark fruits. Yes drinkable dark lager with some charcoal and a touch of 60% cocoa choc too touch of milk in there too. Very decent if slightly lactic schwarz. Cheers Caspar this was one of the 10k that was enjoyable to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2011
at 14:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours black with a small fading tan head.Nose shows roasted malt, caramel and faint smoke. Pretty nice, quite sweet smelling.Flavours are along the same lines: roasted malt, soft coffee and a little sweet caramel.Could do with more carbonation.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2011
at 21:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Light bitter finish. 200711
Tried
on 21 Jul 2011
at 10:51