8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
I’m a bit late to this party! My loss. A massive tan head (Dunham could pull back on the explosiveness of some of its beers on opening!) that thins out quickly like a cola head over a near black body. The nose has nice roasted and bitter elements with roasted dark coffee, cocoa and some caramel sweetness. The taste follows through on those roasty and bitter themes with bitter dark roast coffee, unsweetened cocoa, earthy hops and scorched caramel. Other spices hang in the background. A rich, dense and deeply tasty 6%er.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A tasty beer, but it is a black IPA not a rye ESB. A murky mud brown body topped by a dense off-white head. The nose features coffee, cocoa and rye spice. The taste profile has similar stuff going on. Rye spice is up front with some juicy hops, cocoa and coffee. The taste is slightly vegetal and a touch chalky. Dense and rich body for a 6% beer.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:07
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
The nose is boozy, malty and slightly acidic. A great, dense and fluffy tan head on a very dark brown body. Scotch whiskey, bitter chocolate, malt, apricots and ash lead the taste profile, but there is not a lot of depth to the tastes and they are a bit raw. Quite dry and even a bit ashy. A little too fizzy for the style. A disappointment at 11% abv with all that casking.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A champagne-like body with a thin fizzy head. The nose features sour melon and a touch of acidity. This is a very refreshing and clean Berliner weisse with a very clean finish. Melons, lemon and some tropical fruit with a great balance of sourness,tartness and acidity.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
A soft white head over a hazy honey-gold body. A really refreshing and well balanced Belgian Ale. The taste profile leads with tropical fruit and fruit zest with a touch of spice and apricot. There is great balance among elements with very understated malt underpinning it all. A very dry clean finish with a solid body for a 4.5 abv ale. The added fruit of the wild rose injects a nice floral element. A great beer creation.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This one has been in the bottle for at least a year. A really nice nose of grain,hops, sweet berries and malt. A cloudy amber body with lots of yeast in semi-suspension. The taste has a nice tartness to it, featuring lots of fruit elements - tropical, citrus and melons, as well as sweet malt and a solid touch of brown sugar. Rich, well blended and smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A classic black IPA. The visual features a tall tan head on a near black body. The nose is very dry with coffee, cocao and a hint of hops. The taste profile is well blended, dry and classic black ipa. It has an earthy hop nip, roasted malt, fresh ground coffee and a touch of bitter chocolate. Almost no creaminess to it and a dry finish. Really well put together!
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Much more challenging than previous years. A well blended nose features figs, brown sugar and some booziness. A great unfiltered looking dark gold body with a massive off-white head - unusual for a BW variation. The 125 IBUs stand up and are counted at the front end of the taste profile. A bitter, rindy fruitiness combines well with prunes, apricots leather, a hint of sourness and pepper. Underpinned by a sweet malt background and solid thick body, a nice hint of booze warms the whole thing up. A great example of casking that works for the beer, not against it. Challenging sipper that keeps reinventing itself as you sip your way through it.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Another powerfully hoppy IPA from Dunham. A touch more pop on the hop profile than its younger brother Cyclope Alpha. Tropical, and pine resin hops are very fresh and definitely in the foreground. The malt is substantial and balances the bitterness pretty well. While the beer is very drinkable, there is a slightly astringent bitter aftertaste, which could turn off those who don’t like a strong east coast IPA.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Rich dark Brown colour and a soft tan head. Nose has hints of sweet fruit, vanilla, bourbon, malt and very distant chocolate. The taste is well blended with elements of subdued bourbon, caramel and slightly roasted malt, balance by some earthy hop bitterness and stout-like creaminess. Subtle and drinkable for the high ADV count.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:59