6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at the Berko beer fest. A clear chestnut brown coloured pour with a lasting grayish head. Aroma is rustic nutty, black liquorice, apple, treacle. Little sour milk. Flavour is composed of bitter black malts, liquorice roasted Nutts, burnt toast. Palate is tangy, semi sweet, moderate carbonation. Ok. Lingering roast.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2017
at 07:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Bootlegger, 17/03/17. Copper with a decent light beige head. Nose is malt forward, biscuit, dried fruits, earthy tones. Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, biscuit malt, toffee, leather, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a bitter linger. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2017
at 09:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at L42, care of Colin. It pours murky dark brown with a gigantic beige head. The aroma is toasty brown bread, earth, wood, leather, cocoa and dried fruits (including date). The taste is dry, harsh bitterness, wood, date, plum, dried fruits, roasted malt, cocoa and some alcohol. Medium body and overly high carbonation. Better than the white IPA, but still fairly basic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 08:26
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle at level 42, thanks to Colin. It pours murky amber with a gigantic white head. The aroma is pretty muted.... earthy, cereal, bread, wood and dirt. The taste is fairly harsh initially, bitter - sweet, sugary, orange rind, boosty, brown bread, chewy malt, spice and wheetabix with a sweet finish. Medium body and high, foamy carbonation. A bit messy overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 08:23
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
9th February 2017
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Colin. Lightly hazy amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, modest carbonation. Mellow malts, modest creamy sweetness. Very mild contrasting roast. A little floral bitterness. Light and smooth pine. Smooth dry finish leaves a trace of bitterness. Wishy washy but okay.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Colin. Lightly hazy amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, modest carbonation. Mellow malts, modest creamy sweetness. Very mild contrasting roast. A little floral bitterness. Light and smooth pine. Smooth dry finish leaves a trace of bitterness. Wishy washy but okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2017
at 11:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
9th February 2017
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks toColin. Murky gold beer, small cream colour head. Airy dry palate, reasonable carbonation. Sweetish dry malts, some creamy sweetness. Bitterish yeasty floralness. Touch of brighter citrus. Smooth dry yeasty finish. Not doing anything for me.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks toColin. Murky gold beer, small cream colour head. Airy dry palate, reasonable carbonation. Sweetish dry malts, some creamy sweetness. Bitterish yeasty floralness. Touch of brighter citrus. Smooth dry yeasty finish. Not doing anything for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2017
at 10:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Cloiny. Pours murky golden-brown with a creamy, white head. Musty leaves in the nose, old citrus fruits. Light sweet flavour with lots of leafy bitterness, some astringency, orange peel. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Quite bitter in the finish, more leaves and rind, some carpet, old and dried orange. Very so so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2017
at 15:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 09/2017. Many thanks to Colin for this one. A hazed brown mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting frothy beige head. Aroma is nutty brown malts, tangy jammy fruits, woody, pine. Flavour is composed of semi sweet frothy jammy fruits, woody, . Palate is high abrasive. Carbonation. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2017
at 15:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Cloun. Pours brownish with a dense, creamy topping. Musty wood and earth in the nose, some old leather. Light sweet flavour with notes of dried berries, more earth, leather, very slight roast. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Finishes with more leather berrie, very subtle cocoa, earthy hops. So so overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2017
at 15:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at L42, from the brewery, 09/02/17. Dark mahogany brown with a big old ... too big cream head. Nose is brown bread, spice, charr, toffee, hop dusting, light red berry. Taste comprises faint pine, treacle toffee, spice, charr, faint cocoa, earthy tones. Medium bodied, fine to prickly carbonation, drying close with light hop bitterness. Average for style but a sippable number.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2017
at 15:19