7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits, Birmingham. Poured a dark mahogany with a frothy tan head. The aroma is malty and unsurprisingly a little smokey. The flavour is rich bitter, with liqourice, malt and spice. It’s best served warm. Coming straight out of the fridge does it no favours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2013
at 18:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits, Birmingham. Mine was 5.5% too! Poured a slightly cloudy light amber with a long-lasting thin white head and some lacing. The aroma is malty and the flavour medium bitter, with some malt and lingering bitterness on the palate and into the after taste. I’m happy to drink it, but it is a little bland. It needs more flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2013
at 15:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On cask @ Dragon Inn, Worcester - Black with beige head. Deep burnt chocolatey malt with a sweet toffee caramel flavour, balancing out a bitterness in there. Good mix of the sweet notes and the burnt, darkly roasted malts. Excellent effort. .
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2013
at 13:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, from Tamworth BF via SP I think, 21/01/13. Very dark mahogony brown approaching black with a thin tan head that soon collapses to a puddle. Nose is dark lightly roasted malt, molasses, light chocolate, some jammy fruits in the background. Taste follows, light paper/cardboard, touch of dark fruits, some chocolate. Medium bodied but on the thin side, moderate carbonation, slightly dry finish. Drinkable, started off not being into this and had it at a distinctly average 3 but it grew on me a little.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2013
at 13:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Stirchley Wines and spirits, Birmingham. Poured a dark red with a thin tan short-lived head. The aroma is malty but rather weak. The flavour is bitter with smoky roasted malts. A super beer and another winner from Beofulf.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 13:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenuk. Thin white head. Clear deep amber pour. A nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 12:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits, Birmingham. The aroma is rich and fruity leading into a nice warm chewy slightly bitter rich English Ale flavour. A super beer. Mild has really moved on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 12:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Pours hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of toffee, candy, dark fruit and sweet malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 12:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle courtesy of JMGreenUK. Thin white head. Clear amber pour. Nice aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 12:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at JF’s - 12/10/12. Pours mid black with a decent coffee head. Roast malt nose, touch of coffee, hint of chocolate, a little pasticy. Great roasted malt taste, milk chocolate and coffee in support, spice and a touch of smoke. Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a smooth, creamy, smoked finish. Really enjoyed this one after a succession of blander pales and bitters prior to it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 05:21