Subsidiaries
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Bree Louise, Euston 10/02/2011. Golden with a slight white head. Cereal malt aroma with a hint of citrus fruit. Flavour was similar with a moderately bitter finish. Came off badly in comparison with the hoppy beers available around the corner in the Euston Tap, would probably create more of an impression in isolation.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2011
at 23:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
50cl bottle from the Home Brew Shop, Aldershot. My first encounter with the Black IPA style - and one I think I’m going to like. Pitch black in appearance with a chestnut glow and a thin coating of tan head - looking very porterish; but the aroma is laiden with resinous hops, full of pine trees and pineapples; it’s rather thinly bodied but has richly roasted malts cut through by assertive Cascade hops giveing a grapefruit burst and then a long, dry resinous finish. Very, very, good - but I’d like the finish to last even longer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2011
at 08:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at William Jolle Wetherspoons, Northwood Hills. A copper coloured pour with a small white head. Malty aroma. Tastes of dark fruit, caramel, thin. Rather bland run of the mill UK session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2011
at 09:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The William Jolle, Northwood Hills, Wetherspoons. A dark brown, almost back coloured pour with a medium beige head. This was surprisingly fresh. Pleasant hoppy, roasty aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, malty, slightly bitter. My first beer from Windsor and Eton and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2011
at 09:38
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle, thanks to Evin at The Kernel for this bottle, really very much appreciated Evin. Very dark brown black colour with thin lasting beige head. Typical black IPA aroma (funny how even after just half a dozen of theis style you do get a feel for them), i.e. good IPA hop aroma with some roasty malt. Oh yes that is good in the mouth too. Wow an English brewery early in their career doing such an unusual style and doing it damn well. Lovely full mouth feel. Hop has good sherbert and grapefruit. Malts have a little charcoal bonfire flavour. Great hop finish, good balance throughout. Very impressed. Some condensed smoke on the finish. Solid beer and the ABV works well and will work well in the UK market. Classy and impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2011
at 11:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at Bree Louise. Pours clear and golden orange with a small, creamy and tan head. Aroma is light roasted malty. Light metallic and bitter flavoured. Medium sweet and roasted caramelish flavoured. Caramelish and slight fruity flavoured. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2011
at 08:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at Bree Louise. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and fruity hoppy. Bitter, roasted malt, breadish and dark malt. Bitter and subdued fruity, peachy and citrusy. Bitter and dark malty mixed finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2011
at 08:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (Queen’s Arms, Basingstoke) - Dark brown in colour. Roasted and hoppy aroma with caramel and pine featuring. Hoppy and roasted taste with toffee, liquorice and grapefruit detected. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2011
at 10:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 21/12/10. Deep, reddish brown, with a slight tan head. Aroma of berry fruits, chocolate and citrus hops. Sweet, doughy flavour with some roasted malts, more fruit and plenrty of hop character, with some pine in the dry finish. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2010
at 10:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ 27th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2010, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, EnglandClear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101130]
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2010
at 23:23