7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vine and Grain. Appearance - opaque black with a quickly disappearing head. Nose - malt loaf, light smoke and molasses. Taste - molasses, malt loaf, black jack sweets and a touch of smoke. Palate - medium to full bodied. Dey, malty finish. Overall - very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2021
at 02:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vine and Grain. Appearance - a little lively on opening. Opaque black with a fawn crema head. Nose - coffee bean and freshly ground coffee. Dark chocolate and a hunt of raisin. Taste - dark chocolate, creamy coffee and again a little raisin again. Palate - medium bodied, creamy texture and light malty and roasty ending. Overall - good
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2021
at 23:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vine & Grain. Appearance - black and opaque, decent beige/tan head. Nose - fresh coffee, light smoke, Jamaica cake and lightly woody. Taste - raisin, cake and fresh coffee again. Palate - medium bodied, rich middle and still fairly sweet on the finish. Overall - yes, good impy though percentage wise it'd probably be a foreign / extra.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2021
at 09:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Vine & Grain. Appearance - golden amber and hazy. Off-white head. Nose - pine and grapefruit. Just an edge of breadiness. Smells like an IPA from 10 years ago. A bit more West Coast. Taste - grapefruit, grapefruit zest and a sweet passionfruit note. Underlying light cakiness. Palate - light to medium bodied. Dry, zesty finish with decent persistence. Overall - yes, nice IPA, like the good old days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2021
at 09:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vine & Grain. Appearance - golden with a very light hop haze. Foamy white head. Nose - lemon and grapefruit zest, a hint of biscuit. Floral too. Taste - grapefruit and also an edge of tropical.Not much bread or biscuit this time, but zesty grapefruit on the end. Palate - creamy texture though light bodied. Dry, but elegant finish. Overall - a lovely blonde with an extra dimension of fruitiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2021
at 09:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle ordered from Vittles & Company, 'Ull. Aroma has dark chocolate but also coffee and liqourice. A hint of dark berries. Glossy and inky. Foamy beige head soon recedes. Initial sour hit, which then smooths out. Medium bitterness then appears. Dark berries and equally dark chocolate/bitter cacao. Underlying coffee and malts. Roastiness in the finish. Light bodied. Watery. Fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Despite being thin this is a ballsy Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2021
at 22:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle ordered from Vittles and Company, Hull. Aroma has rich dark chocolate alongside the promised coffee, and berries. Some roast and vanilla. Opaque cola brown. Thick foamy tan head. Medium bitter chocolate-coffee which quickly develops a sour berry streak. Underlying sweet molasses becomes prominent into the finish, as does do the malts. However that sour edged bitterness remains throughout. Medium-heavy bodied. Creamy and slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Good stuff even if it's not one I'd want to Session being so rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2021
at 22:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a black with brown bubble head. Aroma is roasty malts, nutty, chocolate. Taste is chocolate, rich roasty malts, coffee, very bold on the palate.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2020
at 21:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle ordered from Vittles & Company, Hull. The bottle states 5.4%..Aroma has sweet edged dark berries and nuts over dark chocolate. Opaque dark brown with a ruby tint. Creamy beige head soon fades away. Medium sour with a bitter edge. Underlying sweetness. Sharp berries, liqourice and chocolate. Nutty finish. Although it's the sourness that is the primary feature complimented by the chocolate. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. I like this. Rich, malty and pleasantly sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2020
at 21:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2/11/2020. Bottle from Message In A Bottle, Cleethorpes. Pours black with a rich tan coloured head. Aroma is dark chocolate, heavy roasted malt, coffee, liquorice, burnt toffee, touch of nut. Moderate sweetness, medium plus roasted bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Good looking and quite tasty. BB 12/2020, bought May 2018. Seemed to have matured quite nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2020
at 00:09