6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint inside the Queens Road Tap. Ruby brown, translucent with a creamy beige head and lots of lacing. Not a big aroma but a get a good dollop of chocolate malt. Tastes strongly of the same, lots of Ovaltine with suggestions of forest fruit. It's sweet with a light suggestion of bitterness toward the finish and more dusty chocolate in the aftertaste. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2021
at 18:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle taken away from the Queens Road Tap, Leicester and drunk at home. Dark brown, a little bit translucent. Big roasted malts, some coffee, a touch of charcoal. Bittersweet taste with fudge and a little touch of blackberry. Intense bitterness at the finish. Too-strong coffee in the aftertaste. Medium carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2021
at 22:50
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Old Bell, Derby Pours a golden copper with a small white head. Mainly just a generic hoppiness in the nose – though there are some hints of pine resin. In the mouth oranges and grains dominate, along with some honey and traces of berry fruits. The finish is bitter wityh some citrus leanings. It’s a reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2020
at 21:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Old Bell, Derby. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small white head. Aroma is generally malty. In the mouth there is both malts and fruit (so Maltloaf, I guess). Some toffee and raspberries too. Finish is mainly bitter, but with some sweetness too. Not at all bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2020
at 22:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Bestbritishbeer.com. Yellow gold pour with a white head. Pear drops, lemon zest, light spice. Taste is lemon,lime, touch of spice. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2020
at 16:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask pint, hand-pulled in The Crown Joules, Codsall on 29th Feb 2020. Copper coloured beer, smooth off-white foaming head. Malty brew with a smooth feel to it, decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2020
at 13:20
6/10
Crisp. Hoppy
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:48
7/10
Smooth and dark
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Handpull cask at the Queens Road Tap, Leicester. Very dark brown, almost translucent, with a tight beige head. Chocolate malt alongside a vegetal and slightly vinous aroma. Sour, vegetal taste with a good dollop of the rye malt. Not hoppy at all. Finish has grain, bitter chocolate, ash with an astringency on the finish. Not a Black IPA and sadly not for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2019
at 19:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Exeter Arms, Derby Pours a very dark red with a small cream head. Nose is a heady mixture of chocolate and cherries (surprise, surprise). In the mouth there is an initial smoothness reminiscent of cream soda. Then all the other flavours start kicking in, black cherries, raisins, dandelion & burdock, dark chocolate. The finish concentrates on cherries. This is absolutely gorgeous !
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2019
at 12:05