6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Beige, creamy head atop of a jet black body. Aroma of roasted, sweet dark malts. Creamy chocolate taste offset by a nice bitter round off. Cask, half, very well kept at Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield 1 Oct 10.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2010
at 07:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Ealing beer festival 2010. A black coloured pour with no head. Fruity, caramel, roasty rather thin. Quite forgettable really.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2010
at 03:14
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Wellington, Birmingham 01/02/10. Dark brown with reddish undertones and next to no head. A sweetish, fruity mild with a light mouth feel and slightly bitter finish. Forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2010
at 13:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark London, Greater London England SE1 9AA.Clear medium to dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, berry, sugar, moderate to light heavy spicy, pudding. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long to average duration, has some anis in the finish. Body is medium, texture is oily - sticky, carbonation is flat. [20081227]
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2009
at 13:22
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 09. Bleachy acidic aroma, some fruit in mouth, damson and sour plum. Somewhere between an old ale and bleach. Lots of damson fruit. Poor.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2009
at 09:12
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival 6th and 7th Feb 2009 Pours murky brown with only the smallest of heads. Taste is quite strong with alcohol showing, plenty of malts, bit sweet. I found that this was just lacking a little too much and never returned to it . A6 A2 F5 P3 OV10 2.6
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2009
at 04:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London, 4% ABV
Muddy deep blond color. Light aroma, earthy, light manure. Malty flavor, with a light grainy touch, some pleasant sweetness, light cookies, correct bitterness, quite good hopping. Good.
Muddy deep blond color. Light aroma, earthy, light manure. Malty flavor, with a light grainy touch, some pleasant sweetness, light cookies, correct bitterness, quite good hopping. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2009
at 17:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham, England B2.Clear dark brown almost black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, mild coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (300708)
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2008
at 05:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 30 Nov 2007) Black colour with brief, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of freshly ground coffee and dark bitter chocolate. Roasted, malty taste with black coffee, blueberries and chocolate. Fairly dry with thinner than average body. Nice, very drinkable stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2007
at 13:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@Shackerstone Family Festival MMV, Leicestershire. Flat black beer with slight chocolate aroma notes and a bitter/malty flavour that is vinous but weak. Overall a poor strong beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2005
at 10:03