BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Blackout from C'84 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
500ml Bottle conditioned: BBD 7th Aug 2013, poured at home some 8 days earlier into an ’Abbot Ale’ glass tankard. Lovely black colour with a full and lasting beige head. Chocolate esters and tastes rule the brew completely, rich and creamy feel to the whole brew: a chocolate orange flavour arrives as the beer warms in the glass, which sets it apart from other Porters I’ve tried. Really enjoyed this beer, my fourth and final bottle during a ’random tasting evening’ I undertook with myself.
Fin (18365) reviewed Yorkshire Lager from C'84 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask, handpump at The Barley Mow, Upper Heyford, Oxon on our last Morris dance-out 22.07.13 Pours straw - pale gold, with white head. A simple light maltiness, slight fruity tang with just a light metallic bite. Sweet and a little dry, its ok. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Cunningham (15598) reviewed Blackout from C'84 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
What a rare brew. Black as The Night, with a small beige head. More or less like floating chocolate. Actually a quite nice and pleasant brew!
[On tap as Great Yorkshire - Blackout at Sheffield Tap (Free house) in Sheffield, England]
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Yorkshire Lager from C'84 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
cask at haymarket ... golden ... small white head ... dull grassy nose ... soft biter ... soft fruits ... light lemon ...
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Blackout from C'84 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the Euston Tap - 29/10/12. Now re-branded as Great Yorkshire - Blackout Stout. Still at 5% ABV. Very dark mahogony brown approaching black with a decent off white head. Good lacing ensues. Light roast malt on the nose with a touch of chocolate in the background. Tastes of chocolate pudding, light malts, a touch earthy. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation leading to a smooth roasty finish. Decent enough stout/porter.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Cropton Dragon Slayer from C'84 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask@The Mudlark, London Bridge, London. Ambery brown colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is caramel, bread and mild biscuity notes along with mild wood and nuttyness. Flavour is nutty, caramelly, toasted, mild biscuits and some herbal notes.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Cropton / Mike Hall Wanderer from C'84 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Cask@The Mudlark (near London Bridge). Golden colour with a small white foamy head, that leaves a quite rich lace. Aroma is fruity, floral and grassy hops with some mild malts and some slight wooden notes. Flavour is bigtime bitter floral and grassy hops with mild fruity and nectary notes. A bit watery palate. Very bitter finish.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Cropton Red IPA from C'84 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
8th September 2011
On tap at the Magpie. Hazy deep red beer. Good cream coloured head. Light semi dry palate. Good creamy malt with a trace of toffee. Ok orangey hops. mild bitterness. Finishes smooth and semi dry. Reasonably well balanced but as Ian says below it’s not an IPA and was out-muscled by the other IPAs on offer tonight in the Magpie.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Cropton Red IPA from C'84 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask handpull at Old Buttermarket, Canterbury. Cropton red rat ipa 5.0%. russet red colour. Ok ish hops. Again not really an ipa just a strong hoppy bitter. Its fine. But acidic on the hops. But ok beer. Good nick 3.3/5
stravale (3279) reviewed Cropton Dragon Slayer from C'84 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask @ Snow Goose, Inverness 070711 Appearance - Light brown-amber, clear, 1 finger dense white head. Aroma - light biscuit malt, some bitter hop, slight diacetyl - not much on the nose. Taste - fruity bitter hops, bit of butterscotch. Lingering bitter, dry, bit metallic finish. Just standard bitter. Nothing special.