7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared at the Columbus tasting. 2023-03-02. A dark brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, dark berry, liquorice, vimto. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody roast, meaty, liquorice, riasin, liquorice, . Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2023
at 21:22
04/02/1978. BREWERY TAP, Dunning Street, SUNDERLAND, Tyne & Wear, England (VAUX)
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2023
at 09:21
16/03/1996. LEAKING BOOT, Grimsby Road, CLEETHORPES, Humberside, England (WARDS)
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 09:16
15/04/1997. GREYHOUND, 20 Bargates, WHITCHURCH, Shropshire, England (VAUX)
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 09:14
19/05/1994. PLOUGH, 46 Church Street, ORMSKIRK, Lancashire, England (VAUX)
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 09:09
17/09/2021. PHANTOM BREWING, Units 2-3, Meadow Road, READING, Berkshire, England
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 09:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black beer, fizzy tan head. Loads of toasty malt in the smell with a little dried fruit and anise. Flavour is a little smokey, with dried fruit again, sweet and toasty malt, liquorice, some dark chocolate. All in a smooth, viscous body and a nice warming, boozy finish with just a hint of the smoke still.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2022
at 18:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13/12/2022. Can shared by ITFCDan, cheers. Pours black with a small bubbly tan coloured head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, ash, smoke, chocolate orange, hint of mushroom. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium to full body, quite slick, soft carbonation. Nice chocolate roasted finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2022
at 17:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, dark fruit cake, light smoke. Taste is molasses, raisins and dark chocolate again. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2022
at 12:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from HoTM. It pours oily dark brown/black with a tan head which eventually dissipates. The aroma is rich roasted malt, chewy, toothy, umami, big ol' hit of liquorice, bitter dark chocolate, rich dark roast, dried and dark fruits, fruit cake, plum pudding and some jammy berry. The taste is slick, oily, bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, toasty, chewy, slightly charred, toothy, umami, liquorice, pretty fruity, plum, date, prune, jammy blueberry, fig jam, some warming alcohol, touch of spice and light tannin with a slick, roasty finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and slick mouth feel. Flavour with some good fruitiness. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2022
at 18:17