Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle from Les Bieres de Celestin bottle shop, Lille. Pours black thin tan head. Soft coffee nose, dark malt. Taste is fairly light, in a smooth pleasing way. Thin chocolate and coffee roast, distant vanilla sweetness. Could do with more oomph, more body, but i found it pleasant enough.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle split at Bodney, thanks to Danny, 12/04/18. Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is chocolate, light spice, trace of coffee, roast malts, dried fruits. Taste comprises toffee, cocoa powder, dark malts, spice, red berry notes, light vanilla, oak. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kick of alcohol. Sub par for the style ... sippable but a touch harsh and boozy in places.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Danny. Pours black-brown with a dense, creamy beige head, restrained aroma, some dark berries, faint cocoa. Meidum sweet flavour with some grape, bitter chocl.ate, soft roast. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, some soft chocolate, dried berries, raisins, cocoa. Quite enjoyable gear. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared at Leightons place 12/04/2018. Many thanks. A reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a beige head. Aroma is nutty brown malts, hazelnut, tangy cake. Flavour is composed of tangy cake, nutty malts, toffee, apple. Palate is tangy, airy carbonation. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
12th April 2018
Bodney Bier Huis bottleshare. Thanks to Dan. Hazy deep amber-brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light, smooth and fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin bitterish dark malts. Tangy chocolate. Thin tangy blood. Light dry spicy finish. A bit too odd.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clearish, golden colored, small not too lasting white head. Aroma of some malt, fruity, some green apple, spicy, light yeast. Taste is medoum sweet malt, fruity, again some green apple, spicy yeast, strawy grassy, medium bitterness, dry finish. Medium bodied, average carbonation. (On tap, La Capsule, Lille)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ Brewberry, Paris. Pours a misty golden orange, small white head. Aroma has fresh floral belgian pale traits, taste is similarly fresh, flavoursome, floral, lightly spicy, citrussy. Seems from earlier comments the first few batches of this were a bit ropy, but at the moment it seems to be tasting pretty good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ Brewberry, Paris. Pours hazy golden orange, small off-white head. Aroma has some nice pithy citrus. Taste is crisp, fresh, lightly spicy citrus with a good amount of pithy yuzu lingering about on the finish. Decent, well-balanced, refreshingly light IPA.