Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pitch black color. Sweet malty nose, with salt water toffee, Worcester sauce, mushrooms, really interesting. Big malty character, plums, black licorice, salt water toffee, semi-sweet dark chocolate, very smooth. Highly drinkable, complex and interesting beer. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Beer Emporium, Bristol. Black in colour with an average size, lasting tan colour head. Aroma of malt, roasted chocolate and peat. Rather dry feel. Body is medium-full, slick texture, with soft carbonation. Enjoyable beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at GBBF ’13, 15/08/13 thanks to Ronny for the pour. Light black/v dark mahogony brown with a thinnish light tan head that clears to a swirl/edgeing. Nose is dark toffee, light smoke, mineral notes, light chocolate. Taste comprises cardboard, light smoke, dark toffee, thinner than the aroma. Light to medium in body, a little on the watery side. So so stout affair.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle during the High Speed Tasting Pt. I on the way to the Black Country Bus Tour. Many thanks to Jack for this one. Pours clear, dark brown with a creamy, beige head. Sugary dark malt nose, some chocolate, dark fruits. Medium sweet flavor with rich chocolate, dry licorice, char, earth, dark fruits. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light dry chocolate to finish, some further dark fruits, sugary dark malts. Very nice.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle on the high speed train tasting Birmingham Beer Bash. Thanks to Jack. Treacle alcohol aroma. Black with a tan ring head. Flavour is liquorice, treacle, roast bold and sweet. Some fussel alcohols and astingent roast.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle on the Black Country Train Tasting Part I, 06/07/13, thanks to Jack. Light black with a medium tan head that retains well. Nose is dark toffee, chocolate, booze, light roasted malts. Taste comprises dark toffee fudge, treacle toffee, dark fruits, dates, sugars, molasses, tobacco, touch of booze. Full bodied, fine carbonation, roasty finale with a little warming alcohol. Ok impy - a little basic/1D in its make up but the alcohol was well integrated for 9%+.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle on the train to Wolverhampton. Black beer thin beige. Liquorice and chocolate. Ok not my favourite stout bit too liquorice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask conditioned at the Cumbrian beeriodical, Seven Stars, Bristol June 2013. Hazy gold with a slight, off-white head. Slightly sharp tangerine and lemon fruit, some cereal malts and bitter finish. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask conditioned at the Cumbrian beeriodical, Seven Stars, Bristol June 2013. Deep gold with a slight white head. Plenty of citrus character, with some cereal malts and dryish finish. Fine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask conditioned at the Cumbrian beeriodical, Seven Stars, Bristol June 2013. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Chocolate, some dark fruit sweetness and some toastiness in the finish. Fine.