6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On cask at the Cask and Barrel. Appearance - golden with a slight haze. Nicely proportioned head. Nose - lemon but primarily green stalky and herby notes. Some flowers. Taste - more plant notes and some citrus. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - the overall impression on the palate is good. It lacks any notes on nose or taste that get me excited though.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2014
at 04:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Watford Beer Festival 2013. Poured a clear copper colour with no head. Aroma of coffee, malt and grassy hop. Some weak coffee in the flavour as well with some caramel and biscuit. Palate was brown sugar, liquorice and hay.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2013
at 11:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear very dark brown colour, foamy off-white head that leaves some lacing, and aroma of malt, dark chocolate, caramel. Taste is roasted malty with chocolate, berry fruit notes and an earthy bitterness. Watery mouth feel, light to medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry roasted bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 12:54
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the malt and hops... Deep brown black... Small tan head... Soft dry sweet malty toffee nose... Light dry front... Quite thin... Dift blackcurrant roast...
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2013
at 08:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Copper amber colour, foam white head and malty aroma with some chocolate. Taste is biscuity malt with toffee, chocolate, nutty notes and a light bitterness. Light bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dryish finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2013
at 14:51
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Very dark red without a head at the Clitheroe Beer Festival. Mildly spiced with feint roasted malts.
Tried
on 18 May 2013
at 11:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Merton Winter BF ’13. Mid black with a good sized frothy tan head. Nose is roast malt, cardboard, nutty tones. Taste comprises roast malt, light chocolate, dark toffee. Medium bodied but a little on the thin side for a 5 % beer, moderate carbonation, dry in the finish. Ok - not one I’d rush back to though!
Tried
on 19 Feb 2013
at 14:49
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from the Crafty Pint, Darlington. Clear copper amber colour, thin off-white head and aroma of malt & toffee with a hint of roast coffee. Taste is similar malty with toffee and a roasted coffee note. Sweetish, with some bitterness through to a fruity dry finish. OK bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2013
at 12:45
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Dark bitter with a slight brown glow to it and the thinnest of heads. It has a more than average bitterness to it which dominates its character.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2012
at 13:13
3.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Probably a bad cask given it had a watery texture and flavour despite looking the part with a superb thick and creamy head.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2012
at 15:00