7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden, 16/02/24. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a good sized lasting beige head. Nose is tangy plums, chocolate, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises mellow roast, charr, plum duff, toffee, cocoa sprinkle, dates, dried red berries, tangy fruit esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with an almost funky edge about it. Tidy porter.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2024
at 16:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Appearance - orange to red with a foamy white head. Nose - horse blanket, funky wood, honey and tart red fruit. Taste - honey up front, funky wood and just an edge this time of red fruit. Palate - light to medium bodied, tart, woody and persistent finish. Overall - great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 19:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy and dark reddish brown, off white head. Nice plummy aroma. Flavour has plum right up front, some tart berries, malt, a bit of caramel, a bit of citrus. Maybe a dash of chocolate as well. A nice balance between the sharp and sweet fruit and the richer, more typically porter-y elements. Very nice and a fine tribute to the Titanic beer.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2024
at 19:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - mat black with an attractive beige head. Nose - dark chocolate, cake and an edge of savoury, possibly black olives. Taste - molasses, burnt wood, light smoke and savoury again. Black olives and garrigue. Palate - medium bodied, dry, light roast and general bitterness. Overall - it's a dry stout and it's savoury. I like this. I'd never know there were oysters in there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2023
at 22:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Thin, off-white head. Nose - rich plum, liqueur, even black cherry. Some chocolate and some cakiness. Taste - loads of plum and plum liqueur, some blackberry and black cherry creeping in. Luscious backdrop of chocolate cake. Palate - medium bodied, fruit tannins, acid and fruit. Very lightly bitter on the finish. Overall - luscious like a Black Forest Gateau. A bottle of this is about right. If I was having it on cask, I'd want a bit more roasty bitterness. Good, mind!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2023
at 21:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow with a nicely proportioned snow white head. Nose - dank, floral, lemon and lightly bready. Taste - lemon, floral, a bit custard. Palate - creamy in texture, light to medium bodied, nice elegantly dry finish. Overall - quite like this, it's very balanced and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2023
at 21:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow to brown. Foamy, snow white head. Nose - green apple, possibly an edge of lime, bready backdrop. Taste - yep, citrus and orchard mainly. Again, bready. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle with a fresh & zesty finish. Overall - this grew on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2023
at 20:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear dark brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of fruitcake and hazelnut. Taste adds caramel and dried fruit. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2023
at 09:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light orange and biscuit. Taste is bread and orange. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2023
at 11:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023. Reddish purple colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are sweet to tart black currant. very much cassis. crisp body.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2023
at 13:38