6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Hop & Vine, Hull. Purplish-black, opaque. Large beige head. Aroma is faint but pleasant, full of chocolate malt and slight hit of honey. Very sweet with a slight sour-bitter aftertaste. A good mild. I’ve had better but this is perfectly drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2014
at 01:17
3.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle - Xmas gift. Poured a very dark ruby with a dense tan head. Rather unappealing aroma of Oxo cubes, liquorice and acrid sweetness. Heavy carbonation in the mouth feel. Sweetness continues on the tongue with notes of fudge and vanilla essence and some sharp, bitter coffee. Frankly unpleasant. Finish was toffee, dark malt and banana bread. I don’t like sweet dark beers at the best of times, but this I didn’t care for at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2014
at 12:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Manchester beer festival.. Golden amber.. Woody hop nose.. Sweet fruits... Cheesy hop finish
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2014
at 04:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, 9/1/2014. Golden with a decent, off-white head. Decent, hoppy beer with some citrus fruit, biscuity malts and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2014
at 09:39
5/10
Tried
on 13 Oct 2013
at 15:09
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle from York Beer and Wine. Must have been a bad batch/bottle. Black with no head. Aroma is sour. Taste similar. Close to getting poured down the sink! BBE was at least 4 months away.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2013
at 14:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Small offwhite head quickly disappears. Clear amber body. Light nutty caramelly fruity aroma floral notes. Sweet-dryish nutty earthy caramelly taste with sugary musty notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish floral nutty aftertaste with musty earthy notes. It’s OK, but not an IPA. (0.5l bottle, from House of Trembling Madness, York.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2013
at 03:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Small yellowish beige head. Opaque black body. Roasty earthy sooty aroma with oily roasted rice notes. Dry, and faintly acidic, burnt smoked taste with sooty roasty notes. Mid-to-thin body. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish earthy soothy aftertaste with burnt smoky notes. It’s OK, but feels like it’s slightly infected. (0.5l bottle, from House of Trembling Madness, York.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2013
at 03:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting 2013 - London. Pours oily black-brown with a creamy beige head. Rich dark chocolate in the aroma, some burnt rubber, big roast. Medium sweet flavor with heavy tangy dark malts. A bit too sweet. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Tangy berry finish, faint cocoa. Meh, so so. Potentially infected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2013
at 02:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from the Crafty Pint, Darlington market. Pours a copper-golden amber colour, fizzy giving a thin white head that quickly dissipates away and aroma is biscuity with blackcurrant & woody resin notes. Taste is similar, biscuity malt, fruity blackcurrent, woody, slight yeasty. Some warming bitterness plus a residual sweetness. Light to medium bodied, low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2013
at 13:00