7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of dry cocoa, hint of liquorice. Taste is more of the same. Dry finish. Pretty solid stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2022
at 18:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
My 500 ml bottle of Dark Side Of The Moose (catchy name) was found on the shelves of a touristy store in the back waters of Wales. A cold and wet day in Scotland, time to drink a dark beer. The color is a dark caramel brown followed by a decent head of taupe foam. I smell scorched bread, grain and something sweet. The sampling delivers whole grain bread, licorice, malt, earth and a hint of toffee. Nicely rounded for a low impact brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2022
at 14:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
(Thanks, Jeremy! Blackhaddock) Bottle. A- Chocolate, vanilla. A- Deep brown color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Bitter, watery, cocoa, roasty, chalky. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, unbalanced finish. O- Great aroma but the taste was off. Unbalanced and a mix of watery malt and earthy roast. Just not a fan of this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2022
at 18:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Hogshead, Wolverhampton. Pours a bright chestnut with a small off-white head and good lacing. There are autumn fruits to be detected in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and fruity, with apples and peaches plus hints of caramel. Overall a vague maltiness at first, but that becomes a slight hoppiness later. Finish is slightly dry. Nice and drinkable – plenty of taste for its ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2022
at 21:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a golden amber with a large white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma to this one – just some floral hops. In the mouth it starts off sweet and malty before becoming fairly hoppy. Floral hops, gread rolls and sticky dried apricots in the flavours. Finish is somewhat bitter. This is pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2022
at 23:12
6/10
Grainy, roast, mild chocolate malts, barley
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2022
at 11:29
6/10
Grainy, herbal, barley, dusty
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2022
at 11:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Robert Fitzharding (JDW), Bedminster, Bristol 14 February 2022. Amber in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Hedgerow fruit character, leafy hops, some sweetish, slightly bready, malts and a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2022
at 15:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Figure of Eight. Clear copper pour, thin, creamy off-white head. Fruity aroma, malty. Taste adds some floral, hand soap flavors to the mildly sweet malts, a nod to the NZ hops. Creamy body
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2022
at 11:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the Gate House. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 17 Feb 2022
at 18:11