6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark brown with a coat of beige head. Mild toffee aroma with mocha. Smooth mouthfeel is a bit watery but has a little oiliness. Just singed toffee, coffee and chocolate in a barely sweet taste. Dryish finish has a little roasted malt, some grass and hint of coffee astringency (or maybe that’s the carbonation). Delicate and sessionable. Quite complex malt flavours but lacks just a little oomph. [6 3 7 2 12=3] Small bottle, 10C. Palate is more compelling this time- or is it just that I drank it cooler as instructed? Mocha lingers. Still begs for just a little more power, but pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2011
at 04:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours dark copper with a small head.Nose is made up of soft roasted malt with hints of dark chocolate and nuts. Quite faint.Flavours are equally light on, showing sweet crystal malt with soft roasted character later. Possibly the porter with the least amount of roasted malt I’ve ever tasted.Body is watery to excess.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2010
at 23:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(On tap) Clear, orangey brown with an off-white head leaving laces. Lightly sweet aroma of roasted malt with a whiff of vanilla and caramel. Dry finish. 200208
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2008
at 04:23
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
(On tap) Clear, amber golden with a creamy, off-white head leving a litle lacework. Aroma of caramel and fruit. Medium-bodied, very sweet malts, caramel and a little fruit. Almost no hops. 020208
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2008
at 22:08
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
(On tap) Clear, golden with a lightly creamy, white head leaving some laces. Sweetish aroma of citrus and and cinnamon. Medium body with a distinct honey sweetness and a discreet touch of cinnamon. Almost no bitterness. 020208
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2008
at 22:04
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
(On tap) Clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Lightly grainy malt aroma. Fairly light in body with lightly sweet malt and caramel notes. High in carbonation and almost no hops. Your standard bland Kiwi Draught. 020208
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2008
at 21:32
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(On tap) Clear, golden with a white head. Lightly sweet malt and fruit in the nose. Medium in body with lightly sweet malts, a whiff of flowers and a very discreet bitterness. Just a tiny bit more character than in the two previous Hawkes Bay beers. 020208
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2008
at 21:28
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
(On tap) Clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Lightly sweet malt aroma with a vague whiff of caramel. Medium body with light malt accents and a dry finish with a whiff of honey. 020208
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2008
at 21:23
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
(On tap) Clear, golden with a white head. Clean, malty nose. Medium body with a fairly high carbonation. Clean, lightly sweetish malts with a dry finish. Quite drinkable but completely unspectacular. 020208
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2008
at 21:20