7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear ruby color, topped with a decent off-white head. Initially there’s an extra pleasant whisky aroma which soon fades away, and all is left is caramel and malt. The taste starts sweet, quite some caramel. Following it is a gentle bitterness, complemented by some whisky taste. Quite drinkable and nice.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2014
at 09:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Carpenters Arms, Tourist Town, 19/11/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan swirl. Nose is caramel, nutty tones, pecan pie. Taste comprises toffee fudge, toasted brown sugar, light roast, syrup and figs. Medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok porter if a touch sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2014
at 05:45
6/10
Tried
on 19 Nov 2014
at 10:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast [131114]
Dark ruby brown, beige dense head
Aroma of soft roast, soft caramel malts
Taste of sweet caramel malts, soft toffee, no burnt roast notes, soft sweet bit artificial coffee
Palate - Thin body, fairly sweet. Finish of soft sweet malts
Overall - Not a great porter, found the coffee somewhat synthetic in this, but OK overall
Dark ruby brown, beige dense head
Aroma of soft roast, soft caramel malts
Taste of sweet caramel malts, soft toffee, no burnt roast notes, soft sweet bit artificial coffee
Palate - Thin body, fairly sweet. Finish of soft sweet malts
Overall - Not a great porter, found the coffee somewhat synthetic in this, but OK overall
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2014
at 14:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the haymarket bar... Deep brown.. Thin tan lacing... Dark roast... Sweet vanilla chocolate malts nose... Dark roast... Sweet malts... Little too vanilla... Dark malts... Too much vanilla for me.. But ok...3.3 Cask at the mitre... Deep brown.. Thick tan head.. Soft vanilla nosr.. Soft vanilla syrup.. Ligyt chocolate malts 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2014
at 08:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - toffee and chocolate. Some booze and stewed fruits too. Taste - toffee and chocolate again. Biscuits lurking. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a paradoxically sweet yet dry finish. Overall - complex and good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2014
at 06:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Cask @ Old Wellington, Manchester. Very dark ruby red with a thin bubbly-smooth head. Has lovely smooth caramel and toffee notes as advertised with only a small burnt aroma and texture, but one that really adds to the ale. Has a fine smoothness in the palate with coffee evident here too.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2014
at 11:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Blackfriars, London. Pours dark ruby brown with a small head. Aroma is coffee, berries and vanilla. Taste has coffee and vanilla to start. Cinder toffee on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2014
at 10:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the haymarket. Pours black with a thin creamy head. Aromas of coffee and chocolate. Taste is lots of dark chocolate, sweet finish. Nice, if a bit sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2014
at 07:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty caramel hoppy aroma. Roasted malty hoppy bitter caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty hoppy bitter caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2014
at 07:21