4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Black colored, quite strong and lasting tan head. Aroma is of caramel, metal, some cocoa powder. Taste is low caramel sweet, molasses, metallic again, cocoa and artificial cocoa powder, quite strong cocoa/roasted bitter finish. Medium+ bodied and too heavy on the carbonation. But since they say on the bottle that sugar, caramel and natural flavoring is added it’s mostly what you expect. Not really a competition for Kenya made Guinness but better than the Guinness they tried making in Rwanda a few years ago. (bottle, at the Bralirwa Brewery)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2016
at 02:26
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 3.5
33cl Bottle from Nakumatt Supermarket in Kigali / Rwanda 🇷🇼. sweetish brown beginning. Alcoholic, dark sugars. Hints of roast or burned caramel, not much bitterness, only some from the burned malts. Sweetish and slightly watery metallic. aftertaste, hints of nuts or burned grain, sweetish but not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 17:05
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 2.5
Bottle from Nakumatt Supermarket in Kigali / Rwanda 🇷🇼. Smooth malty grainy beginning. Sessionable, hints of grain. Malty sweetish with a low neutral bitterness. A bit unround with cardboard hints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 16:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
30cl Bottle from Nakumatt Supermarket in Kigali / Rwanda 🇷🇼. Nice fresh but thick dark stout. Sweetish but roasted. Moderate bitterness, sweetish roast, nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 14:48
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 3
Bottle from Nakumatt Supermarket in Kigali / Rwanda 🇷🇼. Grainy fresh beginning. Corn, malt with a bit of bitterness. Refreshing crisp beer, sessionable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 14:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at Cotts Convention 2, thanks to the Cotts team, 05/03/16. Black with a decent tan cap. Nose is cardboard, light cocoa powder, toffee, malt. Taste comprises light roast, charr, spice, bitter chocolate.Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2016
at 03:48
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Cotteridge Beano v2. Dark brown. Tan head. Dried fruit. Unwashed coffee bean tanginess. Rough and basic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2016
at 13:31
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle at CWC 2 - Thanks to the Cotteridge chaps for this one. Pours black with a thin, dirty tan head. Aroma of caramel and malts, tastes sweet and malty. Not Rwanda’s finest moment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2016
at 17:22
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle thanks to the Cotteridge Wines guys at the 2016 Cotteridge Convention. It pours black with a medium tan head. The nose is toasted malt, bitter- sweet, roasted maltage, liquorice and umami. The taste is crisp, bitter, ashy, roasted malt, earth, umami and cheap coffee with a dry, acidic finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty cheap and rough around the edges. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2016
at 14:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at CWC II; opaque dark brown pour with a creamy tan head, aroma has sweet malts and some red fruits, taste has sweet molasses, dark fruits and some chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 07:29