Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Star of GBBF 09 ... Man this was Fantastic... Dark as the Night in Winter... sweet chocolate and coffee roast ... lots of meaty molasis nose .... very sweet ... very rich ... with the body of an Angel ... lots of chocolat e.... lots of vanillla .... some soft oak ... light sweet toffee ... ISO. Bottle at home... Thanks to cgarvieuk fir bringing this back from Orlando... March 2016... Dark black.. Thin tan head... Soft sweet chocolate roast.. Soft mellow roast malts nose.. Dark roast.. Massive carbonation... Dark chocolate.. Rich berries roast... 4.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(Gravicask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 6 Aug 2009) Dark brown colour, almost black. Brief, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of coffee and chocolate. Roasted, malty taste with coffee, dark chocolate, toffee, a touch of liquorice and citrussy hops in the finish. More than medium body, fairly sweet. Very nice and tasty porter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hand bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup/yespr. Clear amber golden with a small, rough, off-white head. Intense aroma of tar and smoke with some undelying burned caramel. Medium body, some burned caramel and intense and fat Bamberg smoke. Dry, lightly bitter finish. 240709
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (GBBF 2009) Black in colour. Coffee aroma with a hint of alcohol. Coffee in the taste with a slightly sour hint. Tasty, but a bit thin.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
One-third pint, draught, 10.5% abv. Shiny black surface with a deep, pitch black body. Aroma of smoked malts with hints of vanilla oak. Very pleasant taste of mid-sweet plums, prunes, coffee and anise overlaid by a touch of dark spices. Vinous texture. Modest alcohol heating. Delicious mouthfeel and a very nice sipper. In fact, this one turned out to be one of my best bite at the GBBF (London, 04.08.2009).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Thanks Jens. Dark amber with a medium beige head. Aroma had loads of smoke, ham and burned wood. Flavour had loads of smoke, hints of malt, caramel and wood. Finished smoked.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap. Hazy golden with an off-white head. Fruity, Bretty nose. Medium body, dry and lightly citrusy with very dry Brett accents. Very little Belgian inspiration to be found here. 110709
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask@GBBF2009. Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is wooden, nutty, roasted malts, some smoked notes as well as coffee. Flavour is roasted malts, some smoked wood as well as quite ashy finish. Also a lot of liquorice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark, almost opaque brown color, small steady tan head. Black coffee and licorice in the nose. Lots of black coffee, licorice and dark malts. Very enjoyable with long lingering roastyness in the aftertaste. Dry and balanced. (8/4/8/4/16 4.0)
Re-rate, Tap @brewpub
Dark brown color, small beige head. Chocolaty, caramelly aroma. Medium-bodied. Coffee, chocolate, light toasted bitterness in the finish. Clean - maybe too clean, uninspiring. (7/4/6/2/11 3.0)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask@GBBF2009. Pitch black colour, not much head. Aroma is sweet liquorice, alcohol, nuts, old coffee and also some toasted notes. Flavour is much the same along with raisins and plum. Flavour is also quite alcoholic burning in the finish.