Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a dark brown with a large tan head Aroma is some dark fruit brown sugar and a wee bit of coffee. Flavor is again a very minor coffee note, some dark candi sugar and a bit of fig. While this was a nice attempt as something different none of the individual flavors came out. Not enough coffee or dark fruit. Again a different attempt so I'll give it props for that.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at Craft Beer Co Holburn, 25/04/2018. Many thanks! A clear ruby red mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting loose beige head. Aroma is liquroice, light tangy lacto, nutty malts, apple, granny smith. Flavour is compsoed od semi sweet, layered malts, drired cakey fruits, hint of woody coffee, little tangy. Palate si layered, semi dry, frothy carbaontion.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at Leightons place 3/5/2018.. A clear ruby reddy amber brown coloured pour with a a lasyi G beige head. Aroma is sweet vanilla oak, bourbon, oak, brown sugars. Metallic rustic penny. Amber, brown sugars, light tangy,. Brown sugars, nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle split at CBC Gilesborn, thanks to LKS, 25/04/18. Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is sweet malts, tangy stewed fruits, cocoa, toffee, nuttty, light coffee notes. Taste comprises fruit cake, slightly soured fruit edge, dates, plums, modest coffee beans, light spice. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying bitter sweet close. Decent for the style ... Brewers ... please dump more coffee in this whelming style !
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a off white yellow with a large white head. Looks like a wit to me. Aroma is a decent pine and floral but nothing outstanding. Flavor is again a pine and floral hop with some sugar you would find in cheap candy. Not a heavy mouth feel for such a cloudy beer. This was still ok to decent. Not a fruit hop bomb of a beer this was more herbal and pine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Thirsty Monk. Clear deep amber pour with a light beige head. Aroma of sour dark fruits, vanilla, brown sugar, oak, maple notes, plum, cherries. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared in Hackney - sourced via trade. Pours clear red-copper with a thin, creamy khaki head. Mild oxidation in the nose, faint butterscotch, toasted brown bread, ripening berries. Medium sweet flavour with touches of coffee, toasted brown bread and caramel, leathery berries, nips of vanilla. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Nice balance in the finish, more ripe berries, soft toffee and vanilla. Good stuff on the whole.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
3rd May 2018
Chez Smith bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton for the can. Opaque brown beer, small tan head. Palate is light and fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin malts, tangy thin dark malts, some cocoa powder. Some mellow bourbon. Light dry finish. Bit thin and dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Salud. Very dark brown color almost black. Coffee and cream aroma. Taste is cappuccino with alcohol and sugar. Sweet stuff.