7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Cotteridge Beano v2. Lovely, fruity malts. Treacle. Some woody notes. Taste is light sweet. Some tang. Light astringency on the palate. Good stuff. Smells better than it tastes, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2016
at 10:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the 2016 NWAF, The Roundhouse, Derby. Black pour with a tan head. Chocolate raisin, black treacle aroma with a splash of coffee and vanilla. Flavours of licorice, quite a heavy coffee presence, burnt sugar. Boozy mouthfeel. Warm alcohol down the gullet. Nice .
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2016
at 16:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, malty toffee, taste is similar, sweet, dry, bitter citrus.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2016
at 10:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity, shared with Finn at NWAF ’16. A coal black body under a low, tan-coloured head. Aroma of dark malts, hints of chocolate. Cocoa powder and liquorice flavours, slightly smoked. Ashy. Dark fruity ending. Sherry impression. Well bodied. Tasty and likable (Derby 18.02.2016).
Tried
on 10 Mar 2016
at 07:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Victorian Craft Beer Cafe, Halifax. Golden with a creamy head. Has a heavy coffee aroma, with a long dry aftertaste in this respect. There’s a light sweetened kick in its taste between these dominant roasted notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2016
at 15:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravicask, 4.8 % abv, shared with Finn at Camra’s National Winter Ales Festival.. Clear pale golden body. Minimal head and lacing. Mid-dry aroma of floral hops. Taste of grapefruit and pine. Dry bitter endnotes. Quite alright (Derby 17.02.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2016
at 12:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
3.9 Old English un-hopped beer. Cask at cloisters. Pours clear amber with a thin bubbly white head. Aromas are lemon, herbs. Taste is sweet, light lemon, green herbs. Sweet, menthol finish. Unusual.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2016
at 09:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at CWC II; dark brown pour with a frothy tan head, aroma has some whisky and sweet molasses, medley of complex tastes in this dark winter fruits, treacle cake, some winter spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2016
at 12:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Dirty D at the 2016 Cotteridge Convention. It pours deep reddish mahogany brown with a decent beige head. The nose is rich and malt-driven, wood, vanilla, hot cross bun, vinous and dried berry. The taste is rich, vinous, dark fruits, fruit compote, oak, fruit cake, Victoria sponge, jammy strawberry and some bitterness with a dry, woody finish. Full body, fine carbonation and slick mouth-feel. Great depth of flavour and complexity, yet remains very drinkable. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2016
at 06:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge Convention - 2016 edition. Cheers to Daniel for this treat. Pours clear amber with a mellow, tan head. The nose holds tangy berries, wood, a little earth. Medium sweet flavour, highly vinous, with plenty of red grape, leather, earthy bitterness. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Dry and oaky on the finish, tannic, with continuing rich, leathery berry character. Very nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 08:02