5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF ’13, 13/08/13. Mid black with a thin tan head. Nose is light roast, cardboard, toffee. Taste comprises earthy tones, light roast, papery, cardboard, dull. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, a little watery in its consist, dry finish. Pretty mediocire to poor job of a porter!
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2013
at 14:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4th February 2010
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Clear gold beer. Light palate. Very well balanced. Light biscuit malt seamlessly joined to orange hops - not too bitter. Nothing out of the ordinary but done very well.
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Clear gold beer. Light palate. Very well balanced. Light biscuit malt seamlessly joined to orange hops - not too bitter. Nothing out of the ordinary but done very well.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2012
at 10:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF. Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of grain and licorice with a touch of vegetables. Sweetish licorice dominated flavour with a roasted note in the finish
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2011
at 13:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 1. Pours a clearish, red-brown with a tan, bubbly head. Mild roast and toast nose. Pretty sweet flavor, some roast and an overall mild flavor with faint fruits. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Some light roast to finish, toasty bread, very faint burnt sugar. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2011
at 14:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet caramel - chocolate, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110804]
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2011
at 14:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours amber with a small creamy head and lacings. Vague roast, fruit and chocolate. Smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2011
at 04:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours mahogany brown, with a thin white head. The nose is subtle: caramel, nut, light roasted malt and earth. The taste is caramel, earth, nut, wood, roasted malt and light toffee, with a dry finish. Thin body and low carbonation. A decent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 13:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
14th July 2011
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Opaque dark brown beer. Light suddy tan head. A very dark bitter! Light semi dry palate. Rich malt - nice! Has a little dark malt character as well. Trace of chocolate. Fresh mild hops underneath. Mild minerals. Smooth semi dry palate. Mild bitter aftertaste. Well joined up.
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Opaque dark brown beer. Light suddy tan head. A very dark bitter! Light semi dry palate. Rich malt - nice! Has a little dark malt character as well. Trace of chocolate. Fresh mild hops underneath. Mild minerals. Smooth semi dry palate. Mild bitter aftertaste. Well joined up.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2011
at 11:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
14th July 2011
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Clear very dark brown beer. Light pale tan suddy head. Light semi dry palate. Smooth fresh minerally malt. A little chocolate and an undertone of red fruits. Finishes smooth and semi dry. Good flavour for it’s abv.
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Clear very dark brown beer. Light pale tan suddy head. Light semi dry palate. Smooth fresh minerally malt. A little chocolate and an undertone of red fruits. Finishes smooth and semi dry. Good flavour for it’s abv.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2011
at 11:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and slight breadish. Bitter and dark malty flavoured. Bitter, mild acidic and dark roasted malty. Ends bitter and dry into the finish. Bitter and dry malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2011
at 10:36