6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham!]. Darkest brown colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Relatively weak, chocolately, minimally roasty, dark malty aroma, hints of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, a touch of toffee and nougat, whiffs of liquorice. Taste dry, roasty and chocolately, dark malty, minimally fruity and spicy, subtle sweetness, notes of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, interludes of liquorice, toffee, coffee, nougat, dark caramel, plum. Watery texture, slightly dry, simultaneously minimally cloying palate, medium to fine, soft carbonation. Covers a wide spectrum of (dark) malt flavours in a rather cautious mode, especially concerning the aroma - nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2021
at 23:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4/11/2021. Bottle bought direct from the brewery. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, sweet malt, orange, flowers, caramel. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, very soft carbonation. Sweet, easy drinking golden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2021
at 21:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Drone Valley brewery tap - Clear gold body, solid ring of lacing foam. Nose a bit grassy, taste, similar.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2021
at 18:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Cloudy, dark brown colour with ruby shimmer and average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white to beige head. Chocolately, dark malty aroma, hints of cocoa, chocolate, earthy, yeasty whiffs of dark berries. Taste is slightly dry, roasty, chocolately, dark malty, very subtle sweetness, hints of dry cocoa, dark chocolate, earthy, leafy hoppy overtones, diluted hints of insipid, instant coffee, very subtle, yeasty fruity hints of dark berries. Creamy texture, smooth, soft and silky, simultaneously slightly dry palate, fine and soft, creamy carbonation. Well crafted, rather dry, a bit thin - not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2021
at 19:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a hazy golden to orange with a off white color. Aroma is fruity, berries, malty. Taste is light bitter, fruity, malty, citrus.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2021
at 23:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep black with a tan color frothy head. Aroma is roasted malts, dark fruits, plum. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, fruity, tingly, plum, ashy.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2021
at 21:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hand pulled cask pint at The Market Pub, Chesterfield on 27th May 2021. Clean and clear golden body, lasting white head. Slight citrus leanings in the nose and taste, refreshing and pleasant. The best beer I had all day (and I had plenty!).
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2021
at 19:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4/4/2021. Bottle shared at the first post-lockdown Ipswich beer share. From the brewery direct. Poured slightly hazy dark gold with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is earthy, fruity, berries, malt, flowers, grass, apricot. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Bitter earthy finish. Solid performing beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2021
at 11:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a caramel orange with a finger beige head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Taste is light bitter with sweet caramel, finished dry.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2021
at 02:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
20/1/2021. Bottle bought direct from the brewery. Pours dark brown with a small frothy beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, blackcurrant and dark plumy fruits, light coffee and a touch of soot. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. A little thin but ok. Soft carbonation. Nice sweet and roasty finish. Easy drinking lower abv porter. Liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2021
at 10:10