8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London - picked up at the London Beer Lab. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. Great aroma, nice pissy hops with which I associate mosaic, some tangerine, melon, pine. Light sweet flavour with clean pale malts, more cat pee, good dankness, more melon, orange rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with a little oily resin, more melon, pee, citrus rind, balancing bready pale malts. Oh my, this is excellent. Probably the best thing I’ve had from this brewery. Expressive and quite characterful - especially for a 4.2% beer. Good work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2017
at 17:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Roaring Four / London Beer Lab Darker Daze ].[ Courtesy of madmitch76 ]. Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted, dark malt, wood - oak. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to lively. [20161129] 7-4-8-2-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2017
at 08:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the 26th Egham beer festival, Egham, Surrey. A golden/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, tropical fruit on the nose. Tastes hoppy, tropical fruit, bitter with a slight sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2017
at 15:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Leg at EoE. It pours clear orange - amber with a tiny white head. The aroma is sweet, stinky, fresh, green, piss, pine, orange peel and a bit of Irn Bru. The taste is dry, bitter, zesty, orange peel, peachy, apricot, stewed fruits, tangy, marmalade, green, piney and spice with a dry, citrusy finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2017
at 14:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the earl of Essex. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is sweet tangerine, orange mango, hint of pine. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation,. Flavour is composed of slightly nutty malts, juicy sweet citrus orange rind and tangerine.. Decent pale ale.,
Tried
on 19 Apr 2017
at 13:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
9th April 2017
Hazy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly smooth and fairly dry. Decent minerally carbonation. Light malts, sweetish, a little cream. Fruity hops but also quite pithy, dry and bitter. Light tropical fruits. Bitter floral hop before the smooth dry finish. Decently hoppy, could be a little less pithy.
Hazy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly smooth and fairly dry. Decent minerally carbonation. Light malts, sweetish, a little cream. Fruity hops but also quite pithy, dry and bitter. Light tropical fruits. Bitter floral hop before the smooth dry finish. Decently hoppy, could be a little less pithy.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2017
at 12:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
19th November 2016
Much needed bottle at the Ale House Chelmsford, after Xmas shopping! Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Minerally crisp palate. Light malts, mildly sweet. Great citric hops, lime and lemon. Modest hop skunk. Crisp finish. Waimea is normally quite a filthy hop but nicely citric here. Hit the spot!
Much needed bottle at the Ale House Chelmsford, after Xmas shopping! Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Minerally crisp palate. Light malts, mildly sweet. Great citric hops, lime and lemon. Modest hop skunk. Crisp finish. Waimea is normally quite a filthy hop but nicely citric here. Hit the spot!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2017
at 06:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
29th November 2016
Pigs Ear Fest. Bottleshare. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is airy and dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts with a burned toffee streak. Little dark fruits. Dry finish. Liked this more than the Cognac BA.
Pigs Ear Fest. Bottleshare. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is airy and dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts with a burned toffee streak. Little dark fruits. Dry finish. Liked this more than the Cognac BA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 13:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
27th November 2016
Hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and dry and has good fine carbonation. Airy dry malts, just a touch of sweetness. Hops bring dry floral bitterness and some citric pith. Touch of that Rakau earthiness, but not pronounced. Light dry finish. Mild bitter linger. A bit dry and bitter and after the very nice Waimea Pale Ale, a disappointment.
Hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and dry and has good fine carbonation. Airy dry malts, just a touch of sweetness. Hops bring dry floral bitterness and some citric pith. Touch of that Rakau earthiness, but not pronounced. Light dry finish. Mild bitter linger. A bit dry and bitter and after the very nice Waimea Pale Ale, a disappointment.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2016
at 09:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Pigs Ear Festival 2016. Black beer lasting tan head. Bit harsh for me harsh in the mouth. Charcoal. As i say a touch harsh and charcoal. Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2016
at 14:13