6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO Holiday Tasting, London - thanks to Ian. Pours clear yellow with a fine, white foam head. Dry straw aroma, dry lemon, citrus rind. Light sweet flavor with heavy bitter grass, straw, citrus rind, florals, dry dough. Light in body with fine carbonation. Very dry to finish with hefty grassy bitterness, straw. Good and grassy, floral, some dirt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2013
at 01:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle, 5.8 % abv, received from the great man known as Harrisoni during a meet-up in London last November. Many thanks! Rocky, fawn-coloured head leaving lacework to the glassware. Nice rustic coloured body. Slightly roasted smell of dark, mid-sweet malts, notes of earth and bread. Bittersweet grainy taste with hints of caramel malts. Finish off with bitter roastiness and a touch of dark fruits. Medium bodied. Not a typical porter in my book, but quite nice anyway (shared with Finn, Tromsø 07.01.2013).
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2013
at 11:33
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle passed on by Harrisoni during a trip to London last November. Many thanks to Harrisoni for this beer gift that Finn and I enjoyed back home during a rating session. Pours a beige, bubbly head with good duration. Spotty lacing to the glass. Near-clear, golden body. Dry hoppy fruits and grainy malts to the nose. Mild malt-fruity taste with leafy hops creating a fine, dry bitter ending. Smooth on the swallow. Nice bitter (Tromsø, 07.01.2013).
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2013
at 11:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ChrisO tasting, thanks to Ian, 30/12/12. Light black with a very thin tan head that clears immediately. Nose is soy sauce, dark malt, burnt toffee, wood. Taste is dark malt, harsh booze, sweet sugars, whisky tones, wood, more booze. Full bodied, flat as in terms of carbonation, harsh boozey finish. Ok - drinkable, lacking balance, rough around the edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2013
at 13:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
At Foundry brewpub Canterbury. Cask handpull 4.1%. Black beer thin dark beige head. Some roast touch of ash. Yes a smoked ashey roast. Pretty tasty though. Fine but not my thing.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2013
at 10:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO tasting, thanks to Ian, 30/12/12. Hazed light golden with a thin white film and frothy white bubbles at the extremeties. Nose is farmy, soured fruits, grass, spice, touch of apricot and orange, quite acrid - great ! Taste follows, bitter and soured fruits, apple, apricots, orange, grassy, farmy, funky. Medium in body with soft carbonation lending towards a bitter dry finish. A most decent saison, probably the best I recall drinking from a UK brewer !
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2013
at 05:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chiso’s tasting 30/12/12. Hazy straw golden colour. Earthy perfumy aromas with a little solvent petrol (in a godd way.) Very pleasant fkavour of orange peel and corriander seed. Little harsh in the bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2012
at 04:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 29/12/12. Light black with a thin tan head that retains well. Nose is roast malt, molasses, light chocolate notes. Taste comprises roast malts, bitter chocolate, molasses, touch of coffee, light liqourice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roast finish. Nice drop.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2012
at 01:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chriso New Year 2012/13. Pale gold thin white head. ekg all over it. drinkable base beer. earthy ekg. nice. really hoppy and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 13:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Chriso New Year 2012/13. Black beer soy sauce aroma. Too much soy sauce. ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 10:20