Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Clear yellow, medium white head. Aroma of lemon peel and malt. Taste is malt, straw, light spice. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled, from The Drink Store, Dublin. Clear pale amber, rich head. Floralhay aroma. Fairly sweet with light-medium body and rounded, vital mouthfeel. Rich on english hops. Sweaty hay-like bitterness. A nice bottled bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Half pint, at Standing Order (JDW). Light brown head leaving fragile lacing behind. Ruby tints to a dark brown body. Smell of grainy chocolate. Earthy, chocolate malts in flavour mixed with sour fruits. Lifeless. Not well kept, being left over from the Wetherspoon festival. Quite possible to drink, though (Edinburgh, 29.11.2010).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
from cellar at standing order ... deep red brown... thin lacing ... light meaty ... big chocolate nose ... still little green ... but good solid roast ... little chocolate ... little woody ... light hop in finish ... tk 2 dark red brown ... creamy tan head ... soft roast malts ... thin roast ... light sourness... roast malt
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at The Central Bar JDW, London. Pours a dark, ruby-brown with a strong, creamy, tan head. Lightly roasted, dark malt aroma with hints of chocolate. Nice flavor, with good, dark malts, mild char and tobacco, with faint, roasty bitterness. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Dries out a touch in the finish, with lingering roasted malts. Solid porter, if not terribly dynamic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at Samuel Peto JDW Folkestone. Very dark ruby near black with lasting dark beige head. Some malt on aroma. Decent condition and very good dark fruits and some deep dark malts. Very impressive.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 10/11/10. Near black in colour with a tight, off-white head. Roasty, coffee aroma. Flavour had more roasted malts, some milk chocolate and a long, bitter finish. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From cask from Under the Water, Manchester. Pours dark brown with a deep amber glare and a small, creamy and dense off-white head. Aroma is roasted and dark malty. Flavour is the same with a bit of acidity. Dark roasted malt. Roasted malty acidic into the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
1st November 2010
Spoons Fest! Clear dark red - brown beer, residual tan head. Smooth low carbonation palate, semi dry. Light coffee and dark chocolate powder. Some sweeter red fruits in the undertone. A sprinkle of minerals in the dry finish. Pretty well joined up and decent. Would like to try an Imperial version this!
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Mollys Chocolate Stout from Hilden Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Southampton Arms, Tufnell Park NW5. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a sweetish fruity slightly roasted malty chocolate aroma. Sweetish roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a sweetish malty chocolate finish.
Earlier Rating: 5/19/2009 Total Score: 3.1
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW. Victoria SW1. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and coffee aroma. Fruity roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a dry roasted malty coffee finish with some hints of chocolate in the aftertaste.