7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours clear deep amber, nose is roasted, toffee, malty, floral, taste is similar, sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2016
at 01:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Paul. Pours deep brown with a frothy beige head. Rich bready malts in huge nose, some faint berry tang, hints of cocoa. Medium sweet flavor with strong earthy bitterness, some burnt grass, light cocoa, dried berries. Medium to full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Bitter finish, some baking cocoa, more earth, light ash. Novel stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at level 42. It pours darkest brown with a thick tan head. The nose is earthy, musty, earthy roast, charred wood, chewy, fruit cake, umami, marmite and cocoa. The taste is rich roasted malt, earthy, umami, chewy action, toast, alcohol warmth, charred wood, liquorice, Eccles cake and a hint of dark fruits with a dry, roasted finish. Medium - full body and moderate carbonation. Good depth and well-rounded. Good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the level 42 tasting, big thanks to Fergus, 16/02/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap that dissipates to edgeing. Nose is chocolate, bitter orange, light roast, caramel. Taste comprises cocoa powder, caramel biscuit, light roast, treacle, fruited tickle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close, light mineral and hop in the close. Decent well balanced porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours deep amber, nose is malty, raisins, little funky, taste is sour, toffee, thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2016
at 12:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours clear amber brown with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of light sour orange, burnt toffee. Taste is malty, red fruits, more toffee, faint bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2016
at 11:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the hanging bat... Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet.. Tart sour ftont.. Balsamic nose.. Soft toffee fruit.. Soft sweet. Malts.. Soft fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2016
at 10:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cornelius. It pours hazy deep brown with a thick off-white head. The nose is malt - driven, bitter - sweet, brown bread, fruit cake, toffee, chocolate, dried fruits and earth. The taste is rich, brown bread, earth, wood, lightly toasted nuts, must, touch of spice, fruit cake, cacao nibs and chewy malt with a dry, earthy finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Decent malty beer, but lacks the wow factor many of their beers have.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2016
at 12:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home .. its a gusher ... deep black ... massive tan head .. over big head ... massive roast .. big malt roast .. soift chocolate ... big roast ,, dry roast ... soft chocolate roast .. dark malts ... dry chocolate ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2016
at 13:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn coloured head. Nose - chocolate and raisins. Prunes. Taste - creamy but dark chocolate. Dried fruit, particularly raisins and dried orange peel. Dark treacle notes too. Palate - rich and full bodied with a creamy texture. The finish is still rich bit very balanced. Overall - a lovely imperial porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2015
at 16:29