Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Lincoln Beer Festival 2026. Pours deep mahogany brown with a ruby tinge, beige foam. Toasty malts, burnt toffee, berries, hints of liquorice and coffee. Medium body, dry finish. Decent hefty mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2026
at 08:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A bottle purchased online from Beers of Europe and drunk at Dad’s while home on holiday. Aroma: barely detectable malt. Appearance: clear cola, one finger tan head. Palate: medium-bodied and oily on the tongue, average carbonation; good mouthfeel at the finish, very robust malty bite. Taste: lightly sweet with malt loaf, espresso coffee, dark sea salt chocolate. Aside from the disappointing aroma, this one is packed with flavour and well worth drinking.
Tried
on 21 May 2026
at 08:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
A bottle purchased online from Beers of Europe and drunk at Dad’s while home on holiday (n.b. this review is for ‘Smoky Chimney' [6.0%], not 'Smoky Black' [6.0%.]) Aroma: it smells like a regular well-malted porter. Appearance: clear cola, one finger tan head. Palate: medium-bodied and rather oily, average carbonation; strong malty aftertaste. Taste: lightly sweet, the malty flavour is rather astringent. There is a barely discernible smoked taste, but ‘Smoky Chimney’ is pushing it a bit. Otherwise, an unremarkable porter.
Tried
on 21 May 2026
at 08:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
15th April 2026
Bottle. Near clear deepish amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Somewhat thin bodied malts, a thin malt cream and caramel that isn't that sweet. A bitterness in the mid that is vaguely woody. Back end has those Belgian candy sugar flavours coming through but never overheating. The bottom and yeasty part of the bottle is much more hazy and increases the bitterness. The clear part was a decent take on a Belgian beer. The yeasty part went down the sink.
Bottle. Near clear deepish amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Somewhat thin bodied malts, a thin malt cream and caramel that isn't that sweet. A bitterness in the mid that is vaguely woody. Back end has those Belgian candy sugar flavours coming through but never overheating. The bottom and yeasty part of the bottle is much more hazy and increases the bitterness. The clear part was a decent take on a Belgian beer. The yeasty part went down the sink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2026
at 23:13
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy amber to brown with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of plum, raisin, toffee. Taste adds some spice. Thin finish.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2026
at 17:47
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2026
at 14:48
5.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2026
at 14:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Black with ruby highlights and a small, creamy beige head. Aromas of licorice, dark chocolate, molasses, dried fruit, coffee, and ash. Moderate sweetness, quite strong earthy-herbal bitterness. Moderate body, low carbonation. Slightly alcoholic but quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2025
at 08:29
7/10
Good. Roasted malts, slightly dry smooth finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2025
at 19:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Mid- to dark reddish brown with some translucency. Big chocolate malts, some plummy character. Sweet taste, lots of gritty Ovaltiney malt. Some bitterness right at the finish. Thin body with soft carbonation. I think it's pretty good, perplexed by all the lower rates.
Tried
from Cask
at
Two-Tailed Lion
on 05 Sep 2025
at 16:48