8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft chocolate roast malts nose... Light boozy sweet fruits... Dark rich chocolate.. Light coffee.. Rich sweet smooth chocolate roast...
Tried
on 15 Jan 2018
at 07:23
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Brewery online shop, shared with Ashton McCobb and Stuu666. Pours clear darkest brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of brandy, liqueur chocolate, coffee. Taste is boozy, chocolate, coffee, brandy. Sweet finish. Booze cleans it up nicely though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2018
at 07:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - opaque black with a thin head. Nose - dark chocolate and booze. Hazelnuts. Coconut. Taste - more nuts, booze and chocolate. Palate - rich and full bodied, creamy and fairly elegant on the finish. Overall - luscious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2018
at 07:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the Brewery online shop, shared with Ashton McCobb, cgarvieuk and Stuu666. Pours clear brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, light red fruit, tobacco. Leather, red wine on the taste. Quite boozy. Lots of chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2018
at 07:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at appellation ... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft meaty rich boozy chocolate roast malts nose... Soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts... Dark rich chocolate.. Big soft red wine
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2018
at 07:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at LKS - big thanks to Ken! It pours opaque deep red - brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is earthy, sweet, sticky, toffee, oily, raisin, treacle, toasted brown sugars and glace cherry. The taste is soft, sweet, sticky, oily, toasty sugars, Turkish Delight, toffee, candied fruit, tangy, jammy, currant, fruit cake, After Eights and light alcohol warmth on the back-end. Medium body and fine carbonation. Plenty going on. Good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2018
at 04:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Leighton's place at the Ktwse tasting, 12/12/2017. Thanks! A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, woody grapey, woody, soft roast, chocolate. Flavour is composed of grapey tangy fruit, woody roast, cakey malts, nice minty malts. Palate is semi sweet, medium bodied, moderate carbonation, . Ok tangy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 18:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ LCBF 2017. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grassy hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2017
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ LCBF 2017. Pours a yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy grassy aroma. Fruity malty grassy hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2017
at 16:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours black with a thin tan head. Low carbonation. Aromas of leather, smoke, tar, liquorice. Taste is light sweet, smoke, light iodine. Thin finish. Looking forward to the barrel versions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2017
at 16:08