6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the Gardens - thanks to Paul. Pours clear amber with a frothy off-white head. The nose holds some peat, plastic, burnt grains. Medium sweet flavor, pretty dry, some earth, smoke, burnt grain. Medium to full bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Warming finish with some burnt wood, toasted caramel, more earth, subtle plastic. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2015
at 12:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leightons. It pours deep red-brown with a small beige head. The nose is big smoked peat, medicinal, tcp, wood, Islay whisky, caramelised banana, some sweetness and dried fruits. The taste is bitter, woody, medicinal, light burnt plastic, dried fruits, raisin, charred earth and toasty grain with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Nice aroma and a step up from the sherry, but still has some odd burnt plastic going down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2015
at 12:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared at Leightons. It pours clear deep mahogany brown with minimal head. The nose is varnish, phenolic, sherry, jammy, berry, booze, ripe fruit and dull smoke. The taste is bitter, burnt plastic, alcohol, spicy, wood, dull sherry, dried berry, charred, medicinal stuff and a touch of menthol with odd earthy finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Aroma is quite nice, but the taste is very odd indeed. Messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2015
at 12:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 27 Nov 2014) Pale golden colour with brief, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grass, grapefruit and biscuits. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, lemon peel, grass, resin, biscuity malt and a generous citric bitterness. Light body, quite dry. Fresh and highly drinkable with lots of taste and a generous hop presence. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2015
at 10:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 26 Nov 2014) Dark red colour with brief, beige head. Malty, spicy nose with caramel, cinnamon, ginger and chocolate. Malty, spicy taste with notes of caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and a good spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty, spicy and quite well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2015
at 09:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is sweet toffee, light spice, taste is sweet, toffee, fruity. --- Beer merged from original tick of SpookyNess on 08 Jan 2015 at 07:43 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is sweet toffee, light spice, taste is sweet, toffee, fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2015
at 01:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - floral with light citrus. Taste - interesting oranges with green stalky notes. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - a good ale. Perhaps a touch too sweet and tangy on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2015
at 07:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle at The Mash Tun. Pours clear red brown, thin white head. Aromas of mulling spice and red fruit. Taste is nutty, more spice, cinnamon and clove. Spicy, dry, lingering finish. Thin in the body though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 10:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Pot Still and 500ml bottle. Pours deep red with little head. Sweet aroma with cloves and spices. Taste is sweet malt with a heavy dose of Christmas spices. Best Christmas beer I’ve had, and definitely better on cask than bottle
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2014
at 10:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Pre-Borefts Ratebeer Gathering ] @ ABCBeers, Korte Koediefstraat 5, The Hague, Netherlands 2511CE. [ As Loch Ness Prince of DarkNESS (Islay Cask) ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, peat - big time peat. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, peat, smoked, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140925]
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2014
at 13:48