28/09/2011. ST. ALBANS BEER FESTIVAL, Alban Arena, Civic Centre, ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, England
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 10:34
18/01/2014. WATER HOUSE, 65 North Road, DURHAM, Durham, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 10:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Alnwick Gardens gift shop. Pours clear ruby with a thin off-white head. Aromas of light smoke, floral hops. Taste is thin, light sweet. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2016
at 07:28
4/10
Tried
on 30 Sep 2016
at 19:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Black Paw Polar Paw ].Clear dark brown - red amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, light wood. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, dark malt, hay. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2015
at 04:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Black Paw Archbishops Ale ].Clear light dark amber brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, sweet malt - fruit, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, licorice in late finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140813]
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2015
at 08:47
6/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 16:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear brown with a light tan head. The nose has some English yeast, toasty bread. Light sweet flavor with some soggy brown bread, faint leafy hops, earth. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Brown bread in the finish, light toffee. So so overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2015
at 16:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours clear deep brown with a small white head. The nose is toasted brown bread, soft fruit cake, mild spice, burnt pie and light tang. The taste is toasty, wood, leather, cocoa, weak coffee, toffee and light tang. Lightish body and fine carbonation. More of a mild than anything else. Not a whole lot to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2015
at 10:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Chestnut brown topped with a moderate beige swirl. Nose is earthy, toffee, light spice, biscuit, faint smoke. Taste comprises toffee, hint of vanilla, trace of spice, dark malt, biscuit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Average but OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2015
at 14:52