7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ 3 Judges. Dark brown colour, bubbly off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, bit of coffee. Flavour is light roasted malts, sour fruity and a subtle coffee taste. Ok stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2011
at 14:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint, hand pulled cask ale at Stockbridge Tap in Edinburgh. Creamy, off-white head with some lacing. Amber-brownish shade to the dark coloured body. Chocolate malts to the nose. Flavoured with biscuits, caramel and bitter dark chocolate at the finish. Smooth and nice, 28.11.2010.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2010
at 12:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tins, Bristol 23/11/10. Deep amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweetish, caramel and berry fruit aroma with a touch of roasted malt. Flavour was similarly sweet, with red fruits and a decent, bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2010
at 10:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brassy colour. The aroma mixes toast and caramel. Mild, toasty character with slight juiciness in the finish but otherwise pretty boring.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2010
at 06:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, Spar, Bethesda, Snowdonia. Dark ruby tinged brown pour with a thin tan head. Sweet nose with notes of cola and redcurrant, quite unusual. Flavour had further fruitiness with some roasted malt present and notes of dark chocolate and nuts. Medium bitter finish. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2010
at 14:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 1/11/10. Opaque, jet black with a decent tan head. Big aroma of chocolate, dark fruit, root ginger and bay leaves. Flavour had plenty of bitter chocolate, a big herbal edge and more fruit, before a spicy, bitter finish. too much going on for a session beer, but unusual and challenging in a positive way.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2010
at 15:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 1/11/10. Deep gold with a slight white head. Sweetish aroma of apricot with a whiff of diacetyl and some grassy hops. Easy drinking, with more fruit, cereal malts and a decent bitter finish. Ok, despite the butterscotch.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2010
at 15:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ 11th Ayrshire Real Ale Festival. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is citrus, hoppy and light malted. Flavour is light malts, hoppy, fruity and citrus. Slightly sweet and sour finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2010
at 12:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@ Raven, Bath. Bright orangey-amber. The aroma is a bit toasty with some chocolate accents. Decent bitterness, toast, light chocolate. The flavour is a bit heavy for such a light beer.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2010
at 12:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Bree Louise. Pours dark amber with a light film head. Malty, lightly spicy aroma. Some fruit in the flavor, sweet, with bread and light earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet, dry finish with nice balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2010
at 04:17