7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Pembury Tavern, Hackney, London, 28 Nov 2007) Black colour with brief, pale brown head. Roasted nose with distinct notes of heavily roasted coffee and dark bitter chocolate. Roasted taste with freshly ground coffee, dark chocolate and soy sauce. Dry, with lots of coffee bitterness in the finish. Very nice stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2007
at 17:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle- I remember having this beer a few years ago and not thinking too much of it but the bottle I had was sensational. Very dark in colour with a nice roasted aroma but also with some beautiful aromatic hops in there. The palate is subtle and not overwhelming but is delicious and superbly balanced. Coffee and roasted malts in the taste and very easy to drink. A superb brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2007
at 02:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Dark coffee coloured with a tan head; deep rich chocolate aroma; rather thin in the mouth, with coffee and well roasted malts developing a dry finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2007
at 11:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pitch black colour, small tan head. Aroma starts with coffeecream, to chocoloate to bitter coffee and roasted malts. Flavour is of bitter coffee, roasted malts and liquorice. Very decent stout.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2007
at 11:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Very dark ruby beer with a medium sized, lasting off-white head. Malt, bread and toffee in the aroma, and a note of Munich malt. Rich and malty flavour with a bitter finish
Tried
on 23 Oct 2007
at 10:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
[i] Cask at the Coach and Horses, Shrewsbury, Salop, 19-10-07 [/i] Poured very near black with off white head there was a redness in this that was caught by the light from the window. The aroma was fine but somewhat predictable with just roasty notes detected. Taste was quite soft and pleasant a bit thin even shallow, but the roasted flavours of the malts shone through nicely.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2007
at 01:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough. Pours a dark amber/brown color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty aroma with some weak hints of chocolate. Roasted malty flavor with some dark fruit hints. Long malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2007
at 07:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 10 Aug 2007) Very dark brown colour with brief beige head. Roasted nose with notes of chocolate and wild berries. Roasted taste with wild berries, dark rye bread, ryvita and some citrussy hops in a rather dry finish. Extremely drinkable. Very nice mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2007
at 11:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark roasted, dark berries, moderate hoppy, orange, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. ;o))
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2007
at 04:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Royal Blenheim, Oxford. Pours a hazy copper color with a small white head. Fruity malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Fruity malty hoppy flavor. Long malty finish with a bitteraftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2007
at 06:08