6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle online from Cork & Cask, Edinburgh. Pours hazed yellow gold with huge white foam. Aroma: smoke, yeast, oak, funk, hoppy. Taste is similar with assertive bitterness. Medium body with foamy carbonation. Not my favourite Epochal but happy to try something a little different
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2024
at 12:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Lupe Pintos. Hazy amber body with a thick beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth, cranberry, bitter lemon and funky yeast. Flavour of sea salt, bitter lemon and cherry. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Very fizzy. It’s quite tart and sharper than I expected but it’s an interesting, complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2024
at 23:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vino Wines. Hazy bronze body with an off-white head that holds well. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of cider, grapefruit and funky yeast. Flavour of straw, pineapple, apricot yoghurt and lime chutney. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Tangy and funky. A lovely, interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2024
at 22:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Lupe Pintos. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Lively carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, bitter lemon, subtle spices and a hint of raspberry vinegar. Flavour of tinned mandarin, cloudy lemonade and lime chutney. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Very fizzy mouthfeel. A refreshing and interesting beer. I’m really enjoying Epochal’s unique beers - they engage the brain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2024
at 22:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy red beer, off white head. Funky, fruity aroma. Flavour follows suit, with tartness and fruit, a little malt and spice too.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2024
at 12:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cork and Cask. Pours hazy pale gold with a thin white head. Quite high carbonation. Aromas of strawberry and melon, biscuit and sherbet. Taste is green, woody, peach and sherbet again. Dry finish. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2024
at 19:47
8.5/10
Just fab! My first thought was "this isn't a scotch ale" but apparently scotch ales were historically more balsamic and this is right in there, like a Scottish oud Bruin. Really nice, full of balanced flavors. The dark one.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2024
at 16:56
7/10
bottle at atg... deep red brown... thin tan lacing... soft sweet chocolate Roast malts nose.. dark woody chocolate roast malts... soft mellow chocolate roast.. again quite fruity
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2024
at 14:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Appearance - brown with orange chinks and a beige head. Nose - oak, toffee, caramel. Taste - decidedly tangy, sour and yeasty. Perhaps some cherry and sour toffee thing. Palate - medium bodied, tangy, funky, sour and woody with a persistent finish. Overall - this is actually a Flemish brown in style. And this was the intention. Good, once you've realised it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2024
at 18:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Appearance - hazy yellow with steady carbonation and a foamy white head. Nose - a bit eggy and yeasty. Taste - burnt wood, candied lemon. Palate - tangy and medium bodied, burnt on the finish. Overall - not impressed with this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2024
at 17:27