7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
5th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Pale gold beer, clear. Good lemon and nettles flavour without being too bitter. Finishes crisp. Refreshing.
Cask at GBBF. Pale gold beer, clear. Good lemon and nettles flavour without being too bitter. Finishes crisp. Refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2012
at 07:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown 500ml bottle, best before end of May 2010, drank mid Feb 2010. poured into a vase shaped pint glass (Old Speckled Hen badged). Dark, pitch dark almost, a deep maroon red could be detected when held to the light. On top sat a thin off-white head which morphed into a collar and wispy covering far too quickly for my liking. Malts, roasted more than burnt or toasted were the main smells from the brew (the rear label states it’s "Bursting with roasted malt flavours"). Some hints of smokiness, but only hints. This is a kind of mix between a true Porter and a Christmas Winter Warmer in my eyes and tastes. Rich, almost creamy and with a hidden depth and suggestions of added ingrediants, without there actually being any. I don’t know that, but that is how the beer comes across to me. I like beers that are different and taste good, this fits the bill. At 4.4%ABV it has wonderful flavours and a full body, why can’t other brewers produce flavoursome Porters at such a low ABV?
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2012
at 06:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at 7th Bexley BF. Very dark brown colour lasting thin beige head. Good choccy aroma even before i pick the glass up. Yes a good choccy simple beer. Some hop sting on finish. A modern dark mild done well. Some dryness. Tastes nice and fresh. Fine
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2012
at 09:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Coach and Four, Wilmslow. Pours black with a large, off-white head. Aroma is bitter chocolate with a little roast. Taste has some roast to start and a bitter chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2012
at 09:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at NWAF, 2012. Dark reddish-brown pour with a tan head. Caramel, toffee, light coffee-roast nose. Chocolate and licorice flavour. Warm, dry finish. Classic interpretation of a stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2012
at 05:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the Piccadilly(??), Manchester. Brown pour with a reddish tint, beige head. Chocolate, coffee and raisin nose. Subtle chocolate angle, sweet malt approach. Nice.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2012
at 06:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity NWAF, Manchester in company of Dad, Pauline and Baz 20.01.12 Pours black with some lonely bubbles clinging to the edge of a pitch black hole. This is fruity & tasty, big on bitterness, warmth from the alcohol, drinking easier than it should. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2012
at 01:28
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Cask at Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, London. Near black. Coffee aroma. Mid sweet with light body, soft mouthfeel. Gentle coffee and caramel. Growing bitter finish. Nicely drinkable and very moreish!
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Dec 2011
at 06:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cask, Port Street Beer House, Manchester. Pallid gold looks with a small white head. Cracking tropical fruit and citrus hops in the nose and flavour. Superb balance and oh so easy to drink. Clean, fresh and in great condition. Shining stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2011
at 05:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Pigs Ear Beer Festival 2011. Black colour, small beige head. Aroma is coffee, earth, roasted malts and some slight liquorice as well. Flavour is quite similar in a nice balance. Ends quite chocolaty and dark fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2011
at 00:19