Subsidiaries
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
33cl bottle @ Pennymarket, Manerba Italy. Pours golden with a creamy white head & lacings. Sweet malty, fruity & alcohol flavor. Warm & sticky!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2008
at 06:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Tan, shortlived head. Aroma: Coffee and dark malt. Burnt. Taste: Smooth and sweet. Coffee and dark malt. Too sweet? Info: 330ml can, 19/2-2008, 174/300, 187/500
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2008
at 08:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
can at the Avon Combined Services Club, Clifton Bristol. Black with a slight, but tight tan head. Very easy drinking with sweet aromas of chocolate, milk and dark fruit. The flavour was much of the same with plenty of sweetness and some coffee roastiness. Not bad for such a weak ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2008
at 21:32
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, 3/6/08. Amber coloured with next to no head. Light earthy hop, caramel aroma with a hint of sulphur. Flavour had a touch of sweetness with some fruity malt and a very short bitter finish. I am told by the older generation that this was a great beer - it isn’t now. Just about drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2008
at 21:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from WFM Charlottesville Pours black with a thin dark brown head that dissipates to nothing quickly. Strong roasted malt aroma with green apple, tobacco and vanilla notes. Very sweet taste. Creamy feel. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2008
at 12:27
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
[25/4/2008, on tap at the King Alfred, Chippenham] Large and lasting head; smooth but bland, dull and watery; a bit of malt but little else. [Re-rate 16/12/2009, cask at Great Expectations, Reading], Good deep rich malt aroma. Sweet and buttery, sour oak wood comes through then something unpleasant and rotting in the finish. Not a pleasant experience.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2008
at 17:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Ye Grapes, Mayfair, London, 25 April 2008) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity nose with apricots, oranges and sulphur. Fruity, malty taste with notes of toffee, orange, apricots, nuts and malt syrup. Sweetish, with a slightly artificial malt character. On the macro side.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2008
at 14:55
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl can from Sainsbury’s on offer. Black with tan head. Heavily roasted malt aroma, but I detect some burnt cane sugar. Cigarette smoke on the aroma too. Hey, it’s a 3% stout. I think it’s fairly dirnkable. Not too sweet, some residual sugar in mouth. Fine
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2008
at 05:40
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Breadsall Priory, Derby. Amber with a dense white head; malt and hops aroma; predominantly malty flavour with a good bitter finish. Not exciting, but just what an ordinary bitter should be.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2008
at 09:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Peach, apple and malt aroma. Golden amber color. Light sweet peach malt flavor with just a kiss of hops. Decent but not spetacular.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2008
at 12:36