8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Hoptimism. Deep brown and mahogany colour with a slim head. Aroma and taste are malty, light spice and dried fruity. Light sweet and boozy. Full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2022
at 19:50
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2022
at 15:26
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - deep brown with orange chinks. Thin off white head. Nose - toffee, hazelnut, honey, orange peel and light prunes. Taste - dried orange, going into marmalade, floral honey, chewy nougat and praline. Palate - medium to full bodied, creamy middle. Some malt bitterness creeping into the finish. Unusually for this style, the booze is very well disguised. Overall - fantastic beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2022
at 14:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep orange amber, nose is caramel, toffee, honey, taste is sweet, caramel, floral, honey, nutty, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2022
at 14:28
8/10
bottle at ashs... deep red brown... small tan head.. soft sweet caramel vanilla chocolate... soft sweet toffee malts... soft sweet caramel woody malts.. soft sweet toffee
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2022
at 14:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Creamy tan head stayed on jet black still body. Chocolate, nutty & lactose aroma. Medium to full bodied, smooth, soft & very with a cloying back. Malt, nutty, roasted, chocolate, liquorice & lactose tastes with zesty hoppy citrus finish. Outstanding!
Tried
on 21 Jan 2022
at 21:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Toms Tap & Brewhouse, Crewe. Pours pretty much jet black with a small cream head. There’s a strong aroma of ginger here and this continues in the mouth where it is bar far the dominant flavour. Roasted malts can also be detected plus hints of liquorice and dark fruits. Alcoholic strength comes through in the finish. A bit one dimensional, but excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2022
at 23:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Pours jet black with no head. Aroma is Christmas cake spice, liquorice, roast and alcohol. Taste is sweet and has Christmas cake and roast throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2022
at 23:38
8/10
Tried
on 15 Jan 2022
at 18:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
14th November 2021
Hazy red grape colour beer, tidy pinky mauve cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Saison herb immediately obvious, as is some evaporating alcohol that both cools and warms. Red wine comes through on the back end, light but fairly clear and with some nice red and black berry elements but curiously piney. Smooth finish. Odd. I like the idea but delivery is only half way there for me. The red wine aspect needs to be a lot bolder for a saison that is north of 12% . It's interesting whilst never tugging on my heart strings.
Hazy red grape colour beer, tidy pinky mauve cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Saison herb immediately obvious, as is some evaporating alcohol that both cools and warms. Red wine comes through on the back end, light but fairly clear and with some nice red and black berry elements but curiously piney. Smooth finish. Odd. I like the idea but delivery is only half way there for me. The red wine aspect needs to be a lot bolder for a saison that is north of 12% . It's interesting whilst never tugging on my heart strings.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2022
at 12:00