6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4th April 2015
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Thanks to Paulinho. Hazy amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Light smooth malts, airy and a little creamy. Brandy creamy sweetness. Some wood and whisky underneath. Light finish. Nice.
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Thanks to Paulinho. Hazy amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Light smooth malts, airy and a little creamy. Brandy creamy sweetness. Some wood and whisky underneath. Light finish. Nice.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2015
at 06:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at cloisters... Golden amber... Big off tan head.... Soft Dull floral fruit nose... Dry fruits.. Soft fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2015
at 10:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Mother Kelly’s, 05/04/15. Black with a decent tan swirl and edgeing. Nose is rich chocolate, dark berry fruits, sweet notes, biscuit. Taste comprises black forest gateuax, chocolate biscuit, cherries, biscuit crumble. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stuff.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2015
at 13:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Mother Kelly’s - London. Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy mocha topping. The aroma holds a bit of milk chocolate, some dark fruits and ashy roast. Medium sweet flavorbwith lots of liquefied dark fruits, mocha, bitter dark chocolate, raspberry. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with prominent ashy roasty bitterness, some further dark chocolate and raspberries, scorched earth, charred wood. Not bad.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2015
at 13:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Guildford arms.. Copper... Thick tan head... Soft sweet toffee fruit roast nose... Dry toffee woody roast.. Soft fruits malts.. Soft nutty finish... Nice
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2015
at 10:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at ChrisO. Picked up at House of Trembling Madness, York. It pours deep mahogany brown with a decent beige head. The nose is toasty, brown sugar, dried fruits, raisin, sugared plums, dates and smooth brandy. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, toasty, earth, brown bread, vinous, rich fruit cake, leather, wood, brown sugar, brandy and warming alcohol. Full body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Good depth. Really well-rounded and rather quaffable stuff. Much more drinkable than the name might suggest…
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2015
at 08:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Chriso Easter tasting, thanks to Paulo, 04/04/15. Interesting bottle ! Rich amber/dark orange with a decent beige covering. Nose is caramel, spice, dark fruit rinds, earthy, dates, sweet tunes. Taste comprises caramel, sweet’n’sour notes, trace of aniseed, fruit cake mix, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stuff, can’t say I picked up much in the way of the barrel ageing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 15:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at chriso’s Easter 2015 tasting - London. Big thanks to Paul for this whale. Pours hazy amber with a creamy tan head. The nose holds ripe fruits, bread, berries, fruit leather and caramel. Medium to heavy sweet flavor with some alcohol kick, toffee, fruitcake, honey, bread. Full bodied with average carbonation. Warming finish with more honey, rich bread, ripe fruits. Good depth, very drinkable. Probably the biggest surprise of the tasting - this was a really great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 05:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Craft 100 April 2015 - London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds minerals and ripe citrus. Medium sweet flavor with some lemon and orange, light piney resin, pale bread, hay. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Lightly resinous on the finish with more ripe and juicy citrus fruits, simple pale bread. Very decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Apr 2015
at 04:36
8/10
Tried
on 05 Apr 2015
at 10:29