6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from McHughs. Deep orange with a medium head. Aroma is thin citrus hop. Flavour is chalky malt, fruit, light dry bitter, thin fruity, easy drinking. Nice bitterness on the base.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2016
at 16:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from McHughs. Jet black with a tan head. Aroma is toasted malt. Flavour is vanilla, oat, chocolate. Dry roast sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2016
at 16:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [110715]
Jet black, big frothy deep tan head
Aroma of dark malts, soft mocha coffee, dab of dark toffee, mellow roast
Taste of dark fairly sweet malts, very mellow roast, mocha coffee, getting a dab of dark plain chocolate, good quality coffee, some rich malts in there, tasty
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, quite sweet, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour, rich dark malts, some dark cocoa
Overall - Decent porter - like it that the coffee roast is not overdone. Plenty of sweet dark malts offset the coffee roast, but certainly nothing like those awful chocolate box coffee creams
Jet black, big frothy deep tan head
Aroma of dark malts, soft mocha coffee, dab of dark toffee, mellow roast
Taste of dark fairly sweet malts, very mellow roast, mocha coffee, getting a dab of dark plain chocolate, good quality coffee, some rich malts in there, tasty
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, quite sweet, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour, rich dark malts, some dark cocoa
Overall - Decent porter - like it that the coffee roast is not overdone. Plenty of sweet dark malts offset the coffee roast, but certainly nothing like those awful chocolate box coffee creams
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2016
at 08:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle from McHughs. Black with a tan head. Aroma is coffee. Flavour is coffee cream, milk, vanilla. Finish is like the coffee sweets from the bottom of the Christmas box.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2015
at 16:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of John at Johnny Off L. in Rome Italy. Pours semi clear golden, tick creamy white head which stays there forever. Nose: fruity, peach and apricot. Mouth: balanced bitterness, a bit astringent but juicy with a decent bitterness. Balanced. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2015
at 06:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @Johnny’s Off Licence (Rome). Pours deep golden with a medium white head. Aroma is very fresh and fruity, peach, citrus, some tea notes. Flavour is light sweet with a good bitter end. Medium body, medium carbonation. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2015
at 05:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [071115]
Amber, clear, frothy bubbly white head, light lacing, head dissipates
Aroma of tropical fruits, mango, sweet citrus fruits, soft grapefruit, hint of orange, good clear fruity aroma
Taste of bitter zest, grapefruit zest, sweet caramel malt background, very hoppy, getting a bit of that butter biscuit malt I didn’t like in another one of their beers, but it did go away eventually, lots of flavour in this
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, rich texture, considerably bitter, sweet background. Finish is fairly dry, long bitter zest linger
Overall - Maybe a tad over stuffed and I’m not sure about the malt background, but plenty of hops in this and it’s robust. Quite decent.
Amber, clear, frothy bubbly white head, light lacing, head dissipates
Aroma of tropical fruits, mango, sweet citrus fruits, soft grapefruit, hint of orange, good clear fruity aroma
Taste of bitter zest, grapefruit zest, sweet caramel malt background, very hoppy, getting a bit of that butter biscuit malt I didn’t like in another one of their beers, but it did go away eventually, lots of flavour in this
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, rich texture, considerably bitter, sweet background. Finish is fairly dry, long bitter zest linger
Overall - Maybe a tad over stuffed and I’m not sure about the malt background, but plenty of hops in this and it’s robust. Quite decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 17:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [161015]
Golden, clear, thin bubbly white head
Aroma of some tropical fruits, soft sweet fruits, dab of buttery caramel
Taste of caramel, some tropical fruit, soft grapefruit, some bitter citrus hops, but some butter biscuit. Not that keen on the malt base.
Palate - Medium carb, tad fizzy, medium body, soft sweet. Finish is quite drying, very bitter spicy zest linger, bit rough around the edges
Overall - Seemed a bit flawed to me. Will re-rate this in the future.
Golden, clear, thin bubbly white head
Aroma of some tropical fruits, soft sweet fruits, dab of buttery caramel
Taste of caramel, some tropical fruit, soft grapefruit, some bitter citrus hops, but some butter biscuit. Not that keen on the malt base.
Palate - Medium carb, tad fizzy, medium body, soft sweet. Finish is quite drying, very bitter spicy zest linger, bit rough around the edges
Overall - Seemed a bit flawed to me. Will re-rate this in the future.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2015
at 18:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught at Against the grain. Cloudy gold with a thin head, excellent lacing. Aroma is a bag of tropical fruit. Flavor is bitter, bitter and then some. Dries the mouth, fruit, sugary sour finish. Too big for me.... But if you like intense this is the one for you.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2015
at 10:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Draught at ICBF15. Hayz gold with a thin head. Fruity, hoppy aroma. Flavour is hoppy, disty, bitter, a bit rough.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 08:42