8/10
Country leveling
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2021
at 22:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty and biscuity, spicy aroma, notes of marzipan, cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate brownies, milk chocolate. Taste is sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty, biscuity and slightly spicy, notes of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, hints of vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate brownies, some marzipan; lingering, marzipan finish. Viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, soft to flat carbonation. Nice composition, well balanced, not too sweet, neither too artificial nor adjunct dominated - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2021
at 22:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Cambridge Wines. Lightly sweet with some lemony tartness, a little salt, flinty accents, low acidity, nips of butyric acid. Light bodied with active, massaging carbonation. Lightly sweet finish, more mild acidity, lemon, melon. Pretty basic stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2021
at 22:24
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle. Almost black with a tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, dark chocolate, coffee. Taste of intense dark malts, very rich, dark chocolate, bourbon, oak, coffee, bittersweet. Full bodied, very smooth and silky. Not too dissimilar to the original, but with noticeable oaky bourbon notes. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2021
at 21:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle. Almost black with a tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malts. Taste of intense dark malts, very rich, dark chocolate, coffee, brown sugar, a hint of smoke, bittersweet. Full bodied, very smooth and silky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2021
at 19:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sourced from Beerdome and drunk at home - pours a hazed golden orange colour with a white head. Medium sweet fruity with notes of nectarine and mango, peachy accents, citrus touch of lime and lemon washing over, sweet malty backbone, medium body, piney bitter drying hoppy finish. Kind of west meets east coast overall, alright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2021
at 17:47
7.5/10
Tried
on 23 Jul 2021
at 19:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a tan head. Aroma of roast, licorice, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, light vanilla and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and light heavy bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ironic Taproom
on 23 Jul 2021
at 19:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, lychee, melon and starfruit. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
at
Beer Station
on 21 Jul 2021
at 15:34
7/10
Tried
on 19 Jul 2021
at 16:24