7/10
Tried
on 29 Feb 2024
at 18:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the rar date tasting, thanks to Kenneth, CBJ 29/02/2024.
Black with a tan cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is bitter roast, dried fruits, earthy tones, booze tunes, ashen nip.
Taste comprises mellow roast, toffee, chocolate shavings, dried fruit rinds, charr.
Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Tidy old skool sipper.
Black with a tan cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is bitter roast, dried fruits, earthy tones, booze tunes, ashen nip.
Taste comprises mellow roast, toffee, chocolate shavings, dried fruit rinds, charr.
Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Tidy old skool sipper.
Tried
on 29 Feb 2024
at 00:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
25th February 2024
Opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly dark tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, mildly cake like dark chocolate. Mild dark malt cream. A rich ripe dark fruitiness underneath. Some spice and modest bitterness on the finish. A good straight up Impy. So many impies are barrel aged or pastried these days, you almost forget what a straight one tastes like!
Opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly dark tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, mildly cake like dark chocolate. Mild dark malt cream. A rich ripe dark fruitiness underneath. Some spice and modest bitterness on the finish. A good straight up Impy. So many impies are barrel aged or pastried these days, you almost forget what a straight one tastes like!
Tried
on 25 Feb 2024
at 18:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Elusive online. Pours lightly hazed pale yellow-gold with a billowing, foamy white head. Bit over-carbed, it actually gushed a bit at the open. Light sweet flavour with subtle citrus rind notes, a little tropical vibe, pale bread, low bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Alright finish, more pale bread, subdued citrus, mellow rindy bitterness, accents of pine needles. Basic but drinkable enough.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2024
at 22:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home from Elusive, 22nd February 24. Pours black, big white head. Aroma is cocoa and roasted malts. Taste is dry, roasted malts, bitter, cocoa and light aromatic
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2024
at 16:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tight white head on a hazy pale golden coloured body. Zest, earthy & cereal aroma. Medium to thin bodied, soft with a well carbonated clean back. Mango, unripe stone fruit, earthy & citrus pith tastes. Easy going.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2024
at 20:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours almost black with a huge beige head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate, pine, berry fruits. Taste of roast malts, berry fruits, chocolate, pine, grapefruit peel, even a hint of smoky ash, bit of everything really, leading to a bitter finish. Medium bodied. Great BIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2024
at 23:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Robin, Crouch Hill on 23rd January 2024. Deep brown with pale tan foam and full lacing. Pungent aroma. Rich and intense hazelnut maltiness in-mouth, echoed in the finish. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2024
at 20:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can ordered from Elusive. Aroma is led by a combination of blackberry and coffee. Spice and light resin. Cloudy dark brown. Thin foamy beige head. Medium bitter. Resin and espresso. Tangy blackberries. Spice. The bitterness builds up. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Pops.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2024
at 23:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
One-third, tap at Mother Kelly's Tottenham. All black body, remaining tiny beige head, dotted spots on the glass. Inviting tropical fruity aromas, added by dark malts. Fresh malt-fruity taste of dark chocolate malts, mango, and citrus. Long-lived finish with a little roastiness. Mouthfilling. Nice one, innovative. (London, 07.12.2023).
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2023
at 14:08