7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Small bottle, cork, wax and a cap! Pours a deep black color with a small white head. A sweet nose of roast, cocoa and barrel. The flavor is oak, light smoke, some dark fruit, huge licorice, molasses, bitter metallic roast and hops. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 22:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Belmont Station's Bier Cafe, pours a mostly clear dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out a mix of candied sugar, licorice, Belgian spices, and wine barrels - not sure it's all cohesive. Flavour brings out candied sugar upfront, along with raisins, followed by red wine barrels. Weird stuff. It's definitely not very cohesive, but at least there are no harsh elements. Decent, but haphazard.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2013
at 18:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Apex, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is very dank, with notes of earthy hops and some slight tropical fruit. Flavour brings out loads of tropical fruits, such as mango and pineapple, earthy dank hops, and just enough malt to back. Very juicy and highly thirst-quenching. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2013
at 18:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Holiday Ale Festival. An usual brew. Pours a deep brown color with a large white head. The aroma is deep Belgian spices, some sour fruit, wood. The flavor is mostly sour fruit, a bit of dust, some tartness, oranges, some heat, a bit of dry barrel. Gin? Heat and sourness. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2013
at 22:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Apex. A really odd brew. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. A big sweet nose of oranges, melons, almost buttery sweet. Sweet flavors of cat piss, cannabis, light low bitterness, super almost shocking unbalanced sweetness. Not good. Drinkable of course, but seemingly devoid of early boil bittering additions. Unbalanced and not my thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2013
at 13:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Craft Clerko, big thanks to Eric for sharing, 22/10/13. I actually saw these guys getting waxed at the brewery back in May ! Mid black with a good sized dirty tan covering. Nose is dark roast, bourbon punch, chocolate biscuits, molasses, dark toffee. Taste comprises chocolate cookies, well pitched bourbon woodyness, spice, dark chocoalte, dark toffee. Full bodied, fine carbonation, dry roasted finale. The bourbon is well pitched on this one and doesn’t take over. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2013
at 13:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Eric shared at CBC. Opaque black pour with a thin dark tan head. Aroma is liquorice, cake light choc and some soy. Falvour is more soy, light salt, big roast and choc. Some boozyness. Milky mouthfeel. Full body and average carb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 14:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell - London. Big thanks to Eric for bringing this one. Pours oily black with a thick, mocha head. The nose holds dried, dark berries, chocolate and burnt wood. Medium sweet flavor with light bitter cocoa, dried fruits and burnt marshmallows. Medium to full in body with fine, creamy carbonation. Lightly warming to finish with faint tangy dark fruits, a bit of chocolate and mellow earthy bitterness. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2013
at 02:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Eric. It pours near black with a thick tan head. The nose is smooth roast, toast, chocolate, toffee, toasted coconut, vanilla, rocky road and chocolate gateaux. The taste is roasted malt, toast, earth, mild acidity, coffee, light citrus, fudge, chocolate, salted caramel, charred wood, spice and alcohol warmth with a roasty finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. A pretty solid imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 13:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
375ml bottle pours an inky black with a faint ring of beige head. Nose is fusel, malt, candy, some maple, some soy. Flavor is sweet, salty, lightly smokey, malt, licorice, coffee, cracker, cola. Heavy on the cola, actually. Sweet, boozy finish. Bad base beer with decent barrel character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2013
at 10:28