7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 5 11/08/2018. A pale yellow straw coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is golden malts, light. Mango, grassy citrus, mellow tropical. Flavour is composed of pale grains straw, tropical, mango, orange grassy hop.. Very balanced and sessionable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2018
at 12:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint at the Six Chimneys. Medium creamy white head. Hazy amber pour. Lovely bitterness. Very good
Tried
on 04 Aug 2018
at 17:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Royal Standard, Wooburn Common. A glossy black pour with a loose fawn coloured head; aroma of well toasted malts; taste of bitter burnt grains with a touch of vanilla; then a dry toasty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jul 2018
at 20:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, half-pint, kindly shared by ManVsBeer at Royal Oak. Fawn coloured head leaving clingy lacing on the glass. Jet black body. Chocolate malty aroma, mid-sweet. Vanilla chocolate flavours. Slightly roasted, mid-sweet ending. Medium bodied. Pleasing porter version. (Halifax 03.07.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2018
at 11:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Royal Oak, Halifax. Very dark with a dryish and bland dark malt taste, where its vanilla is light within a mildly steamed texture. Vanilla is apparent in a floral nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2018
at 16:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint on tap at the Old Market Hall. Thick creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2018
at 17:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pint at Old Market Hall. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Easy drinking.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2018
at 18:31
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Clear dark copper-amber with a head. Has a light Belgian style bubble-gum sweetness, with a slightly metallic tasting sweet-berry influence in its nose. Strong tasting.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2018
at 15:45
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Saltaire Wines, Saltaire. Dark amber with a glow, and next to no head. Strong, with a bublle-gum sweetness to it, but its alcohol content still dominates this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2018
at 20:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Golden Ball, York 19/4/2018. Near black in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Milk chocolate, some creaminess, sweet vanilla and a toasty finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2018
at 20:11