7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap @ the Holyrood 9A. Pours opaque black with some head. The nose has pine and flowers. The taste is of pine and grapefruit, then some chocolate and then the zing comes back at the end. The palate is medium throughout with a clean finish. Overall, a good effort.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2012
at 11:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from ’Jacks’ Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon 19.04.12 consumed Fri 20.04.12 Dark brown, like chestnut maybe, the head swiftly departed but the rim remnants look, beige to me. Little bit dark sugary on the nose, with a little yeast and also a dab of bread maybe? Soft in mouth, really soft, the alcohol is noticeable but at 8.1% they’ve done a good job of keeping this in check. The hops start to come through after a while, though at this is smooth, soft, a little creamy and with a light roastiness. A little bit of charcoal, some fruitiness, bit of toffee banana fruity sweets. Nice but possibly a little too sweet, though the hops do come through with a vengeance afterwards. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2012
at 12:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small off-white head. Aroma is phenolic and dark malty. Smooth fruity, toasted malty and caramelish. Sweet and caramelish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2012
at 10:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
52 of 876 clear dark amber, dark brown head. very nice dry barley wine aroma, dry malts, booze, flavor is liorice, bitter dried fruits , bitter malts, dried fruity sweetness, wood.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2012
at 09:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. A dark red-brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits, roasted malt, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, over ripe fruits, and caramel, leading to a dry, roasted, and alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2012
at 09:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Bottle #52/876. pours a dark orangey brown with a rough beige head. Thick syrupy aroma, nuts, overripe fruit and alcohol. Rich body, overripe fruit, plummy, brown sugar, toffeeish, salty and minerally with quite some booze in the finish. Very rustic and very British. 190412
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2012
at 07:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Key keg at Red Squirell ... copper ... thin head ... sweet toffee malt nose ... little tooo fizy ... rich sweet yeasty toffee malts ... soft toffee banana esters ... juicy malts ... soft blackcurrant ... mellow full bodied ... heavy flavour ... decent but definitly way too fizzy ...
Tried
on 16 Apr 2012
at 08:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask handpull at Evening Star Brighton. Very dark brown beer with lasting beige head. Touch of diacetyl on aroma until hops take over. Lots of roasty malt in mouth a shed load more hops. Yes a black ipa with good full mouthfeel shane about the butter. Pretty giod though
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2012
at 03:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap @ the Holyrood 9A. Pours red/ruby/brown with a decent head. The nose is hoppy but very light. The taste has caramel and crushed up biscuits, more like a bitter really. It grows a little as you go down the beer. It’s medium bodied and full in texture with a very dry finish. Overall, a bit weird!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2012
at 13:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
pitch dark, small brown head. fruity aroma ,dark fruity, very roasted malty, flavor is roasted malty, wood, dark fruits, woody imp stout.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2012
at 11:16