7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from A Hoppy Place, Windsor. Aroma mix of sweet smelling raspberry, malty chocolate, burnt coconut and all carried through with vanilla. Light amber. Opaque. Foamy white head. Initial very low key sour. Sugary sweetness then takes over. The underlying bitterness then asserts itself into the finish. The vanilla and raspberry are most prominent. Medium bodied. Slick mouthfeel. Wants to be oily. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Very sugary but decent stuff. However I have no point of referonce as I've never had Ruffles.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2020
at 21:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Left Field Beer, Solihull. The aroma is reminiscent if Tiramisu albeit with ramped up booze and coffee. Dark but not particularly thick looking. Cola tint. Frothy beige head soon fades. Medium bitter. Coffee. Tangy berry edge. Underlying vanilla. But primarily coffee. Gains bitterness. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average-fizzy carbonatio and stringent finish which detract from the creamy mouthfeel. Nice enough but lacking the promised Italian dessert.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2020
at 20:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Left Field Beer, Solihull. The hazelnuts are prominent in the aroma, moreso than the cocoa. Appears dark and glossy but pours a light cola brown. Thick foamy light beige head. Initial light-medium bitterness with a good dose of choc and nuts. Initially a malty follow up but then gains bitterness although ironically there's also a hint of sweetness alongside this. Light bodied. Creamy but thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. At first the initial flava dropped off and it seemed rather thin, however it then redeemed itself.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2020
at 20:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Left Field Beer. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, caramel and chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and roasted light bitter finish. 130420
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2020
at 18:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Left Field Beer. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, caramel, chocolate and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. A bit artificial. 050420
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2020
at 19:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Left Field Beer. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, coffee and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. I still haven’t understood the concept of white stout. 270320
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2020
at 17:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Left Field Beer. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, caramel and chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and roasted light bitter finish. 250320
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2020
at 18:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Left Field Beer. Clear very dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, raspberries and light vanilla. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 120320
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2020
at 19:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a beige head. Roasted meats,chocolate & coffee nose. Darķ fruits,chocolate, soy sauce, lots of hazelnut. Interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2020
at 20:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can @ Tap and Can, shared with Rod B. Pours black, frothy beige head. Light chocolate nose. Overall character isn't too reliant on the additions, with pleasantly light vanilla and raspberry shades lending a nice drinkability, medium body. Fine, but lacks punch.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2020
at 20:19