6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at Broood, Leicester. Very dark brown, only a bit translucent with off-white head. Big aroma of bitter chocolate and espresso beans underpinned by graham cracker malt. Taste is slightly less impressive but certainly still enjoyable with an initial chocolate/blueberry sweetness shifting mid-sip to the bitterness of unadulterated black coffee. Body is way too flat and watery but I suppose I can live with this. Pretty decent stuff all around.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2018
at 16:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Half pint on tap at the Whalebone Inn. Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of coffee. Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2018
at 18:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol 8 September 2018. Dark brown in colour, with a tight, beige, head. A touch of coffee, leafy hops, dark chocolate, toasty malts, leading to a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2018
at 08:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O'Nails, Bristol 3/9/2018. Hazy gold in colour, with a thin, white, head. Pineapple and tangerine fruit, citrus hops, biscuity malts and moderately dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2018
at 20:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
24th Aug 2018; Codsall Railway 22nd Beer Festival. Gravity poured hald-pint. Golden body, light and bright; the head a wispy covering. Pleasant and easy drinking beer but lacks oomph and depth, nothing stood out in this blend, all a bit subtle really.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 08:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Peterborough beer Festival 2018. A oily jet black coloured pour with a a halo of dirty tan head. Aroma is woody coffee bean, woody spicy coffee, plastic. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, coffee grounds, ash, berry. Roasted malts, Tangy dark chocolate. Palate is thick chewy, oily, bitter choc. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2018
at 20:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
24/8/2018. Cask at the 41st Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours dark mahogany brown with a small beige head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, malt, moderate roasting. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light to moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2018
at 17:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Flower Pot; clear dark copper pour with a bubbly light tan head, aroma has sweet malts and dark fruits, taste is not CDA, more of a porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2018
at 12:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Salopian, the pub. Pours clear gold, lasting pure white topping. Aroma is floral, hoppy, citric. Taste is smooth, surprisingly sweet with floral sweet shop notes. Just a bit too sweet for me im afraid
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2018
at 17:05