7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from some online shop. Best before December 2018. Pours deep, deep amber with a frothy, tan head. Super old school IPA, lots of toasted caramel, toasted brown bread, some pine, ripening citrus fruits, light grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, plenty of resin, some bitter gooey pine, more caramel and ample bready malts, oranges. This is a true novelty these days. Has aged quite nicely, too. Overall, I really enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2019
at 18:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home in Hackney - may have picked up at Kris Wines, but can't be sure. Vintage 2014. Pours deep brown with a thin, creamy tan head. Fairly sweet, lots of sugary chocolate that contrasts with fairly strong ashy bitterness. Side notes of burnt caramel, vanilla. Full bodied with delicate carbonation. Finishes with nips of alcohol warmth, more bitter ash, scorched earth, cocoa. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2019
at 20:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Murky brown color. Ripe apricot and grassy in the aroma. Some yeasty notes. Full bodied. Low on carbon. Grassy herbal flavor with dried apricot and citrus. Hint of peppermint. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Amber color, cloudy. Grapefruit, pineapple and grassy hops in the aroma. Thin. Red berries, grassy hops, citrus and some yeasty notes in the flavor. Tasty session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, orange blonde. Soft grassy, slightly sulphury aroma. Grassy hopbitter flavor with hints of orange marmelade, ginger and cellar notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Murky brown color. Floral citric aroma with mango and melon. Firm floral citric hopbitter flavor. White pepper and lots of tropical fruit. Sweetish but lovely, very drinkable IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Deep dark brown color, almost opague. Malt, roast, a hint of milk chocolate and rye bread in the aroma. Malty sweet, slightly alcoholic flavor with rye bread, caramel and milk chocolate. Lovely beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Dark rye bread and roast in the aroma. Roast, rye bread, a hint of smoke and red fruit in the sweet flavor. Loads of flavor, loads of hops. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Almost black, opague. Caramel, roast and cereals in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor, oaky with licorice and laurel. Caramel. Vanilla. Couldn’t taste the rhum, the beer is too rich for that, Full bodied, smooth, slightly alcoholic. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at 1st Anniversary Kaapse Brouwers Festival. Peat and dark chocolate in the aroma. Very low on carbon, full bodied. Ash, peat, malt, chocolate and soft vinous and raisinny notes in the flavor. Not oozing complexity, but I simply love this beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05