7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tasted at the Deepings Festival 2014. No full tasting notes as drunk as part of a whole day session.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2014
at 07:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Duck & Drake, Leeds. Clear golden with a thick smooth head. Very light and smooth tasting with a lingering tropical fruit in the palate that pleases. Fairly high in its bitterness in both nose and taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2014
at 07:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Ridgeside Long Way From Home ].Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate - dark chocolate, sweet chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130813]
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2014
at 00:32
6/10
Tried
on 11 Mar 2014
at 12:17
8/10
Tried
on 11 Mar 2014
at 12:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and vanilla aroma. Roasted malty vanilla and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and vanilla finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2013
at 05:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted maly and lingering breadish. Bitter and dark malty to chocolate. Smooth malty, vanilla and roasted malty. Dry and bitter into the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2013
at 02:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask, at GBBF 2013. It pours darkest brown with a small light tan head. The nose is earthy, light roast, toast, caramel, spice and a touch of smoke. The taste is earth, roasty, earth, caramel, mellow, decent bitterness, instant coffee, scortched earth and ash with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A solid stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 12:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, malty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, metalic, dark roasted bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120504]
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2013
at 09:46
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, open and frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, ginger. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, peppery - ginger, spicy - chrispy hops, spicy, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120503]
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2013
at 09:42