6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2008. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty Chocolate aroma with some hints of dark fruit. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish with some hints of coffee in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2009
at 08:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear dark brown color with virtaully none head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (060808)
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2008
at 02:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Harlequin, Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG. On RateBeer Sheffield "Valley of beer" Crawl 2008. Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, licorice dusty - dry notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet amd bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (260708)
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2008
at 03:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 7 Aug 2008) Dark brown colour with brief, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dark fruit, prunes and coffee. Malty, roasted taste with prunes, raisins, caramel and coffee. On the sweet side, but really tasty and nice mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2008
at 16:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask on shefiled crawl ...deep brown,light roast,mmmm nice roast, lots chocolate;smooth little hop, little drying in linger
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2008
at 14:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 08 ... Deep brown ... solid fruit malt nose .. deep roast ... fruitty malts ... toasted oats ... little chocolate .
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2008
at 13:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2008. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is hops, roasted malts, some chocolate and mildly spicy. Flavour is a pleasant mix of coffee, roast, some malts and mild spices and wooden notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2008
at 15:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with a roasted malt, caramel and mild chocolate notes. Sweet malty flavor with some roastiness and toffee Notes. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2008
at 18:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Summer Beer Festival, The Royal Oak, Bath 17/07/08. Dark mahogany with no head. This was a bit hard to place. Sweet aroma of caramel and dark fruit, followed by some roasty malt, earthy hops and a short , bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2008
at 18:58
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium amber color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is malty, roasted, caramel, coffee notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. (Bitternes is malt). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2008
at 17:51