7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours hazy brown with a fully gone head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and chocolate, light liqourice note. Toasted malty, bitter and roasted. Dry and lingering dark malty to chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2014
at 18:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On cask at Three Tuns, Dronfield - Jet black body, thick lacing tan head. Nose is rich stem ginger (not the powdered shite), lots of spiciness, and the roastiness of the malts giving it a great kick. Taste is likewise, loads of rich ginger cookie taste, set back on a great roasty toasty platform. Long finish, and nice thick body. A proper Christmas Cracker!
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2014
at 04:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Rutland Arms, Sheffield 1/12/2014. Clear gold with a slight, white, head. Pineapple, grapefruit, slightly creamy malts, leading to a dryish finish. Good easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2014
at 12:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Rutland Arms, Sheffield. Nearly black. Bubbly, pale tan head. Lots of juicy hop. Dark fruit. Caramel malt background. Taste is juicy bitter. Light sweetness. Chewy, lightly oily palate. Gentle bitter finish. Good. (This is basically a new version of Nycto Black. But more refined, I reckon).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2014
at 07:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Crown Inn, Stockport [011114]
Light amber, clear, thin bubbly white head, some lacing
Aroma of light fruits, light pale malt, some dry zest, slightly cheesy
Taste of dry zest, very hoppy, bitter zest, soft sweet pale malt background, bitter alcohol which isn’t hidden at all
Palate - Medium body, quite oily, bitter hops, rather hot alcohol. Finish of bitter hop zest
Overall - Too boozy for the abv... not keen on this
Light amber, clear, thin bubbly white head, some lacing
Aroma of light fruits, light pale malt, some dry zest, slightly cheesy
Taste of dry zest, very hoppy, bitter zest, soft sweet pale malt background, bitter alcohol which isn’t hidden at all
Palate - Medium body, quite oily, bitter hops, rather hot alcohol. Finish of bitter hop zest
Overall - Too boozy for the abv... not keen on this
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2014
at 11:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Rutland Arms, Sheffield. Clear brown. White, lasting head. Sweet, toffee malt. Light nuttiness. Leafy hop. Taste is dry, and fairly bitter. Thin palate. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2014
at 12:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. 40th Steel City Beer Festival, Sheffield. Very dark brown. Bubbly, tan head. Roast malts. Some nutty chocolate. Bitter grapefruit. Taste is sweet to start, getting dry, and roast bitter. Decent body, with a bit of chew. Finishes dry, and lasting bitter. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2014
at 06:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Castle Hotel, Manchester. Very dark but not quite black, with a creamy off-white head. Not quite as strong tasting as it might suggest and has more of a stout or porter texture albeit a thinner one. Its tropical fruits are no so evident in its nose, but they are evident in its taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2014
at 12:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Gravity dispense. Sheffield Brewfest. 5th October. Clear, straw colour. White head. Sweet malt. Light, pithy hop. Taste is grainy sweet. Light dry. Light bitter. Fresh palate. Crunchy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2014
at 08:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty bitter chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2014
at 02:25