5/10
Tried
from Crowler
on 10 Jan 2019
at 09:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Dobbies. Pours black, medi um tan head. Aroma alludes to milky cocoa tinged roasted malts. Taste follows with good milk chocolate presence, light caramel, soft roast, medium bodied, light ashy woody notes. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2018
at 21:03
5/10
Tried
on 03 Oct 2018
at 12:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Orange golden pour. Aroma of creamy citrus, bready malt, orange and grapefruit. Taste has creamy bready malt, citrus, grapefruit and some herbs. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2018
at 17:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear golden body with a thin white head that holds well. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth and orange pith. Flavour of muted lemon and grain. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. There’s not much to it, but what’s there is fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2018
at 20:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle (5.1% ABV) from The House of Bruar. Clear deep amber body with a thin beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of fig, caramel and sweet tea. Flavour of toffee, cranberry and strawberry. Thin to medium body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Nicely balanced and full flavoured. This should be classed as a Brown Ale, not a Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2018
at 20:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Clear, golden with a moderate white head. Mild stone fruit aromas, flavour has similar fruit, biscuit and quite a bitter finish. Not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2018
at 23:13
6/10
Tried
on 19 Jan 2018
at 22:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Aldi. Deep black with a creamy beige head. Sweet coffee aroma, flavour is sweet cream and bitter coffee in equal measure. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2017
at 16:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Chelmsford summer Beer & Cider Festival 2014. Backlog rating, no tasting notes kept, just scoring. Good beer.
Earlier Rating: 8/15/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle from Tomlinson’s of Inverness. Pours almost jet black with a small tan colour head. Aroma of roasted chocolate, coffee and hint of caramel. Medium body, texture a touch oily, soft carbonation. Mildly bitter chocolate finish. A fine beer.
Earlier Rating: 8/15/2014 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle from Tomlinson’s of Inverness. Pours almost jet black with a small tan colour head. Aroma of roasted chocolate, coffee and hint of caramel. Medium body, texture a touch oily, soft carbonation. Mildly bitter chocolate finish. A fine beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2017
at 13:52