7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tap bij de bron (Black Dog Beer House). Zeer donker, maar niet pikzwart. Licht beige fijn schuin met een dun laagje retentie. Geur van donkere mout, leer, beetje rook, kaneel (subtiel), misschien iets anijs. Smaak is zoetig tot zoet (bevat lactose), iets gebrand. Medium body. Smaak blijft lang hangen en wordt ietsje bitter. Ok.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at EBF April. Opaque cola brown. Thick foamy beige head. Aroma is grainy, malty. Develops some sour berries. But relatively restrained. Sour berries. Light instant coffee. Medium-heavy bitter with a sour streak. Latent molasses makes a late cameo. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Has a punch but if a tad one-dimensional. Still, a 7.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at EBF April. Hazy peach in colour. Frothy foamy white head. Aroma has light fruit and a porridge sweetness. Medium bitter with a tart sour streak. Presumably contains Citra or similar. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. A raw Hazy Pale. No smooth corners. OK.

04/11/2021. EGHAM BEER FESTIVAL, Egham United Services Club, 111 Spring Rise, EGHAM, Surrey, England

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Egham Beer Fest. Aroma combines dark fruit with a liqourice streak. Black. Thin bubbly beige head primarily clings to the rim. Medium bitter with a sweet edge. Liqourice with tangy berries and some underlying malts. Espresso edge. What are those liqourice and berry sweets called? Medium bodied. Slick-to-oily. Flat-average carbonation. Long pretty astringent finish. Decent stuff.