Subsidiaries
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, hay, straw, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, flowers. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hay - straw. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110325]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2011
at 12:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted - burnt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110325]
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2011
at 11:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ J&C, Friday session, 2011. Thanks. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Nose is hoppy and fruity. Harmonic. Flavor is fruit , exotic mango and grape - very fresh. Mild and quite simple - yet very tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 02:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ J&C, Friday session, 2011. Thanks. Pours dark amber brown with a small creamy off white head. Nose is toffee and hops. Citrus and phat caramel. Flavor is sweet toffee and vaguely burnt with some hops in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 01:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Half pint, cask hand pulled at The Queens Head, St. Pancras. Deep, dark ruby body under a tiny layer. Inviting aroma of dark, bitter hops. Red orange, pineapple and grapefruit in a well blended taste character that also features cocoa powder and lighter notes of anise. Resin-like bitterness to the finish. Lovely, a bit heavy to drink, though (London, 19.03.2011).
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2011
at 04:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (hand pump) at the Bree Louise, London. Very dark reddish brown colour, nearly black. Low creamy tan head. Nice aroma of fruity New World hops. Lovely hoppy flavour with fruity and piney notes, on a background of moderately roasted malts, with notes of chocolate and mild coffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2011
at 17:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 5th March 2011. Hazy amber with a thin film affording slight lacing. Lightly hoppy and quite clean both in aroma and liquid taste. Cheesy savoury note and rather enjoyable saline mouthfeel. Salt lingers in hoppy, grassy aftertaste. Loved it. Had two pints!
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 05 Mar 2011
at 22:00
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