Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (gravity) @ 36th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2019 - Day 1 at 🇬🇧 The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Cold Black Pirate Bay ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt, fruity, citrus, lime, green lime - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, citrus, pale malt, sweet malt, green lime. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191203]
7-3-6-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2024
at 10:55
29/11/2019. PEN & WIG, 22-24 Stow Hill, NEWPORT, Newport, Wales
Tried
on 05 Mar 2023
at 10:46
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Gravity cask at Bedford Beer Festival 2022. Pours clear amber with a beige cap. Aroma: malts, hedgerow fruits, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2022
at 21:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from a shop in the Brecon Beacons. Clear amber, off-white head. Earthy, bitter affair with fleeting marmalade glimpses. Ok, but a little rocky overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2020
at 18:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
7/9/2020. Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Pours clear pale gold with no head. Aroma of caramel and sweet apple juice. Medium plus sweetness, very light tart edge. Moderate body, light sticky texture, soft carbonation. Sweet finish.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2020
at 21:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. As noted by Planky, this is now a Milk Stout. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. Nose is vanilla and milky coffee. In the mouth there is plenty of variety, chocolate, raisins, milky coffee and liquorice. Fruit is starting to come through at the finish. Has a slightly watery texture but is otherwise very agreeable.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2020
at 17:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Golden colour, short-lived thin white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, apple, fleshy, pulpy, with a hint of caramel and a little acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-dry slightly tart finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2020
at 19:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Bottle & Barrel, Aberystwyth. Lightly misty gold. Very distant caramel, lemon, gently sweet apple aroma. Taste is fairly light overall, lemon hints, a little acidity lingering underneath. Pleasant overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2020
at 19:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From Bestofbritishbeers.com. It seems the recipe for this beer has completely changed. It's now a milk stout with the same label, name and ABV. As COLD BLACK LABEL - MINER'S ALE a luscious milk stout 4.6%. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Chocolate caramel,creamy coffee,raisin,light cocoa in the nose. Taste is treacle toffee,chocolate, coffee,liquorice. Malty sweet finish.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2020
at 12:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at pigs ear 2019. A clear orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is orange rind, biscuit malts, apricot. Earthy lemon. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Orange rind, midget gems, light floral, biscuit. Palate is semi sweet, watery, lowish carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2019
at 19:02