4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Dark black body with barely any head. Aroma of fruits mixed with roasted barley. Flavour is syrupy sweetness and a hint of barley in there. Way too sweet, like sucking back on syrup. Cloying.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 23:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at GCBF 2010. Pine needle aroma, thyme. Cloudy golden, creamy head. Soapy herbal flavor, peppery exit. Medium body. Weird soapy aftertaste.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2010
at 08:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tap at St Augustines Black , small beige head.Pungent espresso nose and palate, thin bodied. Like a cold cup pf coffee somewhat. Interesting, but a bit hard to finish
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2010
at 11:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (shared by brunnsbe, thanks!). mber colour, small white head. Aroma is parumed soap, some floral and grassy hops as well as some mild sweetish notes. Flavour is much the same along with crisp caramel malts and some earth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2010
at 05:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Rerate from tap: Tap at Swans. Hazy golden, creamy offwhite head. Mild fruity, light hop balance with a dry grassy edge, some hidden grain. Light, but surprisingly chewy. No epiphany, but quite pleasant. Old rating: 6 4 6 3 11. Light citric cascade on straw. Golden, white head. Light sticky straw, grassy citric, straw flavour. Dusty aftertaste, quite sticky. Ok chewyness.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2010
at 18:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tap at swans. Amber, creamy head. Juniper aroma. Medium to light body, needs a bit more chewyness to play with the Germans. Grain and hallertau finish. Pleasant though.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2010
at 19:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap. Cloudy yellow. Low head. Fine flowery citric hop aroma. Pleasant citrus flavor, lime orangepeel. Citrus yeast and hop notes work well together, spices not apparent. Medium body, light sparkly. Fine rendition of the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2010
at 18:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Dark brown. Subtle and well put together. Chocolate, light coconut - like a dry bounty bar. Chewy body, mellow mouthfeel. Pleasant sessionable porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2010
at 18:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at GCBF '10, pours dark brown. Aroma and flavour of dominating coconut, with undertones of roasted malt. Decent. 6 3 6 3 12 3.0/5
On tap at Swans Hotel, pours jet black with a small tan head. Nose brings out toasted coconut and medium roast. Flavour is very smooth, with lots of toasted coconut and toasted malt. A coconut bomb, with subdued cocoa. Quite nice stuff, much better than when I had it 6 years earlier.
On tap at Swans Hotel, pours jet black with a small tan head. Nose brings out toasted coconut and medium roast. Flavour is very smooth, with lots of toasted coconut and toasted malt. A coconut bomb, with subdued cocoa. Quite nice stuff, much better than when I had it 6 years earlier.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2010
at 10:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on tap at the Alibi Room, pours reddish brown. Very subtle aroma of lightly toasted English malts, some hops, nuts and some toffee. Flavour resembles this mix, with a pretty soft, creamy mouthful. Reminds me more of a brown ale or an ESB. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2010
at 19:46