5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with a thin tan head, big roast malt aroma, taste has some dark fruit action along with dirty roast malts, cocoa, yesterday’s coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 15:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear amber pour with a thin white head, malt and a hint of grapefruit on the aroma, taste is a bit rough around the edges, some grapefruit and a hint of pine, some plastic, sweet caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 14:48
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear Beer Fest 2014. Aroma is stale caramel malts, grainstore and hot alcohol, a little coffee. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose tan head. Flavour is compoed of tart apple, nutty caramel malts, cranberry, roasty toasty malts. Palate is medium sweet, sticky full body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2014
at 16:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear Beer Fest 2014. Light haze yellow / straw coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is earthy straw, honey,some farmyard notes. Flavour is dirty grains, pale malts, grainy tanin. Light citrus and straw in the finish. Palate is medium light, decent carbonation. Meh, rough round the edges.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2014
at 16:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Very lightly hazed golden blonde topped with a moderate off white swirl. Nose is pale malt, light citric peel, caramel, straw, bitter orange. Taste comprises tangerine, hint of vanilla, caramel, pale malt, straw. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterness. Adequate GB.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2014
at 14:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Light black with a decent tan covering that retains well. Nose is roast malt, charr, cocoa rub, earthy notes, hint of dark fruit. Taste comprises dark berries, smokey tones, earthy roast, dark toffee, spice, chocolate. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, earthy roast in the close. Decent simple porter.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2014
at 14:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at chriso’s winter tasting 7/12/2014. Pale golden / orange coloured pour with a small halo of white head. Aroma is honey malts, floral lemon, gasoline, floral notes. Flavour has a little smokey plastic phenol, citrus, lewmon. Palate is semi light, semi crisp, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 12:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at chrisO... Amber... Small white head... Dark fruits.. Soft herbal medicine tones nose... Soft fruits.. Medical fruits.. Odf
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2014
at 15:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
2nd December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. Light haze, paleish gold beer. No head. Palate is light and dry with modest fine carbonation. Light and dry pale malts. Little floral bitterness. Mild citric hop. Smooth dry finish. Okay standard golden.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Light haze, paleish gold beer. No head. Palate is light and dry with modest fine carbonation. Light and dry pale malts. Little floral bitterness. Mild citric hop. Smooth dry finish. Okay standard golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2014
at 00:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2nd December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dsrk brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry. Good fine carbonation. Mild but tangy dark malts. Touch of dark fruits. Light finish. It’s fine but ultimately just another porter.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dsrk brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry. Good fine carbonation. Mild but tangy dark malts. Touch of dark fruits. Light finish. It’s fine but ultimately just another porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2014
at 11:39