02/04/2018. MARKET INN, 95 New Square, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire, England
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 11:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at the 2022 Nottingham Camra Beer Festival. Jet black with a tan head. Aroma and taste are malty sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2022
at 12:03
5/10
Tried
on 17 May 2022
at 14:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Shakespeare Sheffield. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty light bitter. With a medium to light body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shakespeare’s Ale & Cider House
on 24 Mar 2022
at 12:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep brown with some dark red edges, head is off white to beige. Aroma is roasted malts, dark fruits, chocolate, caramel. Taste is rich roasted malts, dark fruity, raisin, chocolate, little earthy.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2021
at 23:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
30/12/2021. Bottle bought directly from the brewery. Pours black with a long last tan coloured head. Aroma of liquorice, dark chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruits, coffee, treacle. Moderate sweetness, deep roasted bitterness. Medium to full body, smooth sticky texture, average carbonation. Intense brew, and my favourite of the ones I got from them.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2021
at 20:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a unclear golden with a bubbly white head. Aroma is citrus, fruit, grainy. Taste is light citrus, grainy, beery.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2021
at 22:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
27/11/2021. Bottle bought direct from the brewery, shared with ITFCfan/Dan. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, grass, malt, touch of gooseberry. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 16:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
27/11/2021. Bottle bought direct from the brewery, shared with ITFCfan/Dan. Pours clear dark mahogany brown with a small frothy beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, roasted malt, nut, dark fruits, vanilla, coffee. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, soft carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 16:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and minimally caramel malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, hints of dark caramel, some coffee, a touch of treacle and liquorice. Taste is slightly bitter roasty, minimally ashy, chocolately, dark malty, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, hints of couverture, a touch of blood, iron, liquorice, some hop bitterness as well; lingering, bitter roasty, minimally ashy finish. Creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally repellent palate, fine and soft carbonation. Relatively light, quite bitter - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2021
at 21:56