6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at IBWF15. Brownish black with an off white head. Aroma is bitter chocolate. Flavour is dry chocolate malt, dry bittering in the finish, long lingering stout background.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2015
at 15:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Furness Railway, Barrow-in-Furness. Light yellow to straw colour. Muted lemon-grapefruit and malt aroma, a bit floral. Nice. Refreshing taste as well. Sweet with a hint of Maltings in the backbone. Slight bitterness in the aftertaste and finish. Dry. I quite enjoyed this, it’s noticeably better than many of the identikit goldens floating about.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2015
at 09:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is sweet chocolate, nutty, taste is toffee, chocolate, light roast, thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2015
at 12:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at chriso’s May 2014 tasting - London. Pours clear brown with a creamy tan head. The nose has semi-dark malts, burnt toast. Sweet flavor, with earthy bitterness and further well toasted malts. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Somewhat bland on the finish, more toasty bread, light dirt, a bit of chocolate. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2014
at 16:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from the Cartmel village shop. Appearance - amber brown with a red chink. Nose - honey and hazelnuts. Taste - more of the same. Palate - medium bodied with a sweet tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - somewhere between a bitter and a brown ale. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2014
at 10:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask at the Wheatsheaf in Wetheral. Appearance - amber with a lovely creamy head. Nose - butterscotch I’m afraid but maybetit’s fudge. Taste - more butterscotch and malt. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a slightly astringent finish. Overall - not worth getting another.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2014
at 06:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the King’s Head, Ravenstonedale. A deep mahogany, almost black, colour with a tight cream head; soft, smooth, malty body with some chocolate and red fruit; and a dry finish with some coffee grounds. A pleasant stout, but perhaps a touch too thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2014
at 14:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle from Beers of Europe: opened at home on 3rd July 2014. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard. Light mahogany body with an off-white head that started thinly and got thinner. Smooth body feel to this brew, malty molasses front with very little hop bitterness to back it up. I like the sweeter brews, so this suited me fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 11:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle, from Beers of Europe: opened at home on 2nd June 2014. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard just for me. Deep, dark brown with a ruby hue, the head a full, rich foam of tanned bubbles. Good smooth, chocolate nose with mild coffee notes in the background. The taste follows closely with again chocolate flavours leading the way, the coffee undertone or two keeps the beer semi-sweet/semi-bitter in the mouth. Medium bodied for a Stout, could have been richer, creamier and deeper, but I liked it how it was.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2014
at 10:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml Bottle from Beers of Europe: drank at home on 2nd July 2014. Poured into a Bateman’s pint sleeve. Clear amber to copper body with a full but fading off-white head. Nice blend of aromas and flavours, malts lead the way in both the nose and taste, lightly roasted, bread like in fact. The hops are there but in the background somewhat. Good depth of body for a 3.8% ABV brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2014
at 08:54