5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very lively pour, with a deep amber colour. Muted malt aroma with some dusty hops. Flavour was sweet, with chunky malts, dried floral hops and a short, bitter finish. Ok, but this was subdued all round.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2009
at 17:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber coloured with a decent, off-white head and a slight carbonation. Caramel aroma with some tired floral hops. Flavour was a lot more enjoyable, with some sweetish malt, summer fruits and more lively floral hops. Finish was marred somewhat by the cardboard effect others have mentioned. Ok.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2009
at 13:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle picked up at Asda, Peterborough, Camb’s 22-01-09 Pours amber (not really golden?) Aroma is sweet but there is also a little ashtray as weel. Taste is sweet, bit malty its ok and slightly better than anticipated but that’s not really a ringing endorsement, just totted up my score and surprised to see I’ve given it 3.1 must be feeling generous. A 6 A4 F6 P3 OV12
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2009
at 15:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle - Very dark brown, almost black, with some red tinges. Light roasted malt aroma with some chocolate and coffee. Roasted taste with chocolate and a hint of coffee. Fairly smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2009
at 12:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep, dark brown colour with thin creamy head. Some hop citric acidity detectable in the aroma. Flavour has masses of roasted malt and has a hint of coffee in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2009
at 13:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown in colour with ruby tones and a big, fluffy tan head. Sweet malt and dark fruit aroma. Flavour was sweet, with some chocolate, roastiness and an abrupt bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2008
at 12:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Very dark brown with beige long-lasting head. Dark, smoky / roasted malt aroma. Medium body with plenty of fine carbonation. Rich with a sharp and bitter edge giving good balance. Malty with fruit and some dark chocolate / coffee notes with a bitter finish. Well balanced, but Porter is not my favourite style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2008
at 14:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Asda, Ashford. Amber with thin off white head. Why isn’t this golden? Bleached hop aroma with some toffee candy sugar. Some hop/malt balance in mouth. Some floral hop on finish. It’s alright. Got Shep’s yeast character. Can’t help but think that it’s a slightly tweaked Goldings Ale. Hop sting is pretty good on end, but only an ok bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2008
at 11:15
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 15 Feb 2008
at 09:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown/red, thin off white head, sweet malt, bit fizzy. wattery then bitter roast with burnt bitter linger ...2.6 Tk2 ... Deep black ... short lived foam head ... sweet roast malts ...toffee malts little buttery little roast... 3.2
Tried
on 03 Jun 2007
at 08:33