5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Flying Pig, Cambridge. Light to mid-gold, tiny crown of white head. Buttery, malty aroma. The taste is a bit more promising, with a bit of citrus poking though. More warm butter and hay in the finish. Not very good but drinkable if nothing else decent is available.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2015
at 14:37
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Handpull cask at the Flying Pig, Cambridge. Very dark brown and pretty much flat. Bit of khaki head on the edges. Lots of chocolate although not so much raspberry or any fruit. Taste starts off ok - a chalky bittersweet - but turns a bit acrid and sour on the finish. Body’s ok but the aftertaste is quite astringent, which does not work for the beer overall. The finish is anything but mellow!
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2015
at 12:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
10th December 2014
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Clear deep amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, very airy for it’s abv. Malts are caramel sweet but also some salted caramel in there. Vibrant dried fruits. Toffee. Light finish. Drinks below it’s abv. Decent.
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Clear deep amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, very airy for it’s abv. Malts are caramel sweet but also some salted caramel in there. Vibrant dried fruits. Toffee. Light finish. Drinks below it’s abv. Decent.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2015
at 06:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Hot Numbers Coffee (Trumpington Road). Espresso black with a lovely big tan head. Muted coffee scent, a bit metallic, malt, dark chocolate, a bit of corn syrup aroma. Divine strong coffee taste. Slight espreso bitterness burn near the back of the tongue. Full palate but slightly flatter than it looks. Very good, I’m not a huge breakfast stout fan but I could get used to this, really easily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 12:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours dark brown with a tiny, bubbly beige head. The nose is toasty, earthy, dirt, twig, burnt cake, mild berry and a hint of sulphur. The taste is toasty, earthy, wood, leather, mild acidity, cocoa, charred wood and filter coffee with a short, earthy finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. A simple toasty mild offering. Not much to it, but not bad either.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2015
at 09:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear, deep brown with a faint creamy head. The nose holds well toasted bread, light chocolate and dried fruits. Light sweet flavor with nice burnt toast, hints of leather, dried berries, chocolate. Light bodied with fine carbonation; great condition. Very well balanced on the finish, with notes of roasted malts, dry cocoa, leathery fruits. An outstanding mild. Hits all the right notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2015
at 02:21
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
12th August 2015
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear deep amber - brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles. Palate is light and semi dry, low carbonation. Dry thin dark malts, mild tang. Whisper of sulphur. Trace of marmalade. Dry chocolate. Dry finish. Just another thin dull mild.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear deep amber - brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles. Palate is light and semi dry, low carbonation. Dry thin dark malts, mild tang. Whisper of sulphur. Trace of marmalade. Dry chocolate. Dry finish. Just another thin dull mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2015
at 05:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
At GBBF. Dark mild with loose, off-white to pale greyish head; deep, dark burgundy colour, almost blackish in the middle. Aroma of smoked meat, caramel, raisins, bayleaf, brown bread, some tobacco. Clean, light fruity taste, very smooth and soft, thin, bit oily mouthfeel, nutty maltiness, toasted, some ’clean’, nice smokiness in the end with a soft, earthy hop bitterness but finishing in juicy maltiness nonetheless. Very decent example of these new smoky dark milds which I think are keeping the style alive.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2015
at 19:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF ’15, 11/08/15. Mahogany brown with moderate tan spotting and Edgework. Nose is toffee, light coffee, earthy, dirt, hint of candle wax, dark fruits. Taste comprises biscuit, brown bread, light spice, dark fruit peel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2015
at 01:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours pitch black with a deep amber glare, small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, dark breadish, light liourice. Bitter, roastd, dark malty and roasted breadish. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2015
at 07:12