7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at CASK with Sarah. Pours a near black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of strong roast with a good amount of coffee backed by a hint of dark grains. Flavor has a nice roasted malt note with supporting notes of coffee, light smoke and dark grains.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2012
at 17:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours dark brown, somewhat clear with a strong, creamy beige head. Aroma holds some enticing roasted malts, a bit of dirt, milk chocolate. Medium sweet flavor with a rich, pronounced chocolate character, some baking cocoa and milk chocolate, mellow burnt wood bitterness along with some earth and dirt, subtle pine and toasted leaves. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Moderately sweet to finish with dry, roasty bitterness, light minerals, hefty and true chocolate notes. Very nicely rounded beer. Good chocolate, good bitter/sweet balance. Nice work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2012
at 07:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Brown pour with a beige head. Raisin, chocolate and dark fruit aroma. Raisins, blackberries and chocolate flavours. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2012
at 13:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms on 2nd October 2012. Black with thin tan head. Roast malts and berry fruits in aroma. Rich grapefruit and coffee in-mouth, with the two working well together. Fine citrus finish with some earthiness and plenty of roastiness. Medium body and slightly grainy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2012
at 12:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Victoria station Wetherspoons, London. A black coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate, some dark fruit in there, quite bitter too. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2012
at 04:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, Kentish Town - 20/04/12. Hazy golden with a small white head. Wheat and citrus nose which also lends to the taste with a touch of spice in there allied to yeast. Medium bodied, dry finish - ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2012
at 14:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, Kentish Town - 20/04/12. Dark mahogony brown with a thin off-white head. Roasted malts at the fore of the nose allied to bitter chocolate, wood bark and licquorice. Full flavoured porter full on roasted malts, toffee, chocolate and some dark fruits. Medium bodied with a dry finish - a British porter with bollocks and not lacking in any way like some of its contemporaries.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2012
at 14:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2012. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral some sweet malts as well as mild wooden and sappy notes. Flavour is rather similar in a nice balance. More of a bitter than an APA imho.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2012
at 22:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Trafalgar Freehouse, Merton. It pours clear amber, with a thin white head. The nose is wood, leather, toffee and some citrus trying to get through. The taste is leather, wood, leaf, citrus pith, varnish and green hop, with a very dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A bit of disappointment really.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2012
at 13:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Gravity dispense at Windsor Locale festival - 22/07/12. Pours a clear yellow/blonde with a small white head. Sweet smelling malt and a little berry fruit on the nose. Tastes of malt, grain, summer berry fruit background. Medium body and good level of carbonation. Fairly refreshing if slightly uninspiring!
Tried
on 19 Aug 2012
at 00:44