7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Milton Keynes Beer Festival 2013. Poured a near black colour with a thin beige head. Aroma of smoked peat, molasses and dark fruit. Fairly full mouth feel. Cured meat flavours with dried fruit and just a touch of iodine, but not in a bad way. Finish was very bitter burnt and smoky malts. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2013
at 12:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
9 pint mini keg, from the brewery, shared on the train from Hereford to Inverness, cheers to SP 18/10/13. Dark mahogony brown with a moderate tan covering that dissipates edgeward. Nose is subtle smoke, light medicinal notes, dark toffee, charred wood, smoked ham. Taste comprises light cocoa, toffee, charred timbers, dark fruits, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry smoked finale. Decent smoked porter.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2013
at 13:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On the 3rd Oct 2013 my wife and I had 22 half-pints between us at the 35th Telford Beer Festival: this was one of those 22. Hand-pulled, this was deep red in colour, with a beige head that hung around and gave some heavy lacing. Rich malty molasses ruled the sweet aroma and taste: toffee and caramel notes ooze out of this brew and fill your senses, I really liked this beer. Sadly we had others to try or I’d have stayed on this all afternoon. The beer at the festival that suited my taste buds the most: a bit too malty and sweet for the wife.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2013
at 03:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On the 3rd Oct 2013 my wife and I had 22 half-pints between us at the 35th Telford Beer Festival: this was one of those 22. Hand-pulled, this was one dark smelly brew: smoked German Ham, smoky bacon, you choose, this was really, really smoky. Reminded me of trips to Bamberg in fact. I struggle to embrace the beers of Bamberg and both my wife and I struggled with this, we knew what was coming, but it just wasn’t our thing. A bit thin for the mega flavours and too smoked for us. Had another hand-pulled half-pint on 22nd Nov 2014: not the same beer, nowhere near as much smokiness from the brew. Score not changed though!
Tried
on 07 Oct 2013
at 03:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gravity cask at the Solihull CAMRA beer festival 2013. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is malt and creamy caramel. The flavour is medium bitter with a gorgeous refreshing malty, liqourice bitter palate and a little citrus fruit in the finish. This is a hop inspired bitterness and not from the alcohol. I really liked this. So many sensations from one small glass.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2013
at 15:40
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a hazy medium amber with no life at all. The aroma is weak malt with a hint of honey. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with some honey notes. Can’t say I was impressed. I’m sure it would have been better if it was fresher but it was still 2 months before the BB date.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2013
at 10:38
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Jmgreenuk. Almost completely flat. Unappealing hazy golden pour. Not great
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2013
at 10:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear deep mahogany with a reddish hue and a big frothy light tan head. The aroma is malty with some fruit and hops. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with a smooth, dark toffee, liqourice, malty palate with a rich chewy consistency.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2013
at 14:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear light amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is grassy hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a hoppy, big malty palate. Very drinkable actually and I’ve never had such a malty grassy hop beer like this. It might catch on!
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2013
at 14:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at Telegraph Inn, Bridlington - A hazy yellow body, light but lacing white head. Nose is zesty citrus as expected, with a sugary undertone. The taste has a sweetness about it, not unpleasant, but shandy-like - making it very drinkable. I like this a lot.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2013
at 01:45