6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Taster at brewery. Dark brown, filmy head. Rich, roasty aroma. Taste brings more roasty malts, hint of chocolate, burst of sweetness. Full, roasty, smooth.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2020
at 23:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Taster at brewery. Dark brown, collar of beige head. Smoky, peaty, earthy aroma. Taste stays on track, dirty, earthy flavors, hint of smoke. On target.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2020
at 23:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster at brewery. Pours out as expected. Full tropical, floral nose. Taste brings juicy citrus, more tropical notes. Floral hoppy thing going on, hibiscus
Tried
on 30 Jan 2020
at 23:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Taster at brewery. Clear, bright golden, small bubbly head. Malty bready aroma. Taste is full, malty, spicy. Nice hoppy snap.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2020
at 23:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bttle at share. Pours out a clear brown with a small foamy head. Aroma is on target, prunes, raisins, dark mals and Belgian yeast. Taste followsthe nose, still on target, and a touch sweet.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2020
at 02:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at share. Hazy golden pour yields a thin filmy head. Aroma is brett, yeasty, light Belgian. Taste is similar to the aroma, brett, sweet notes. Aroma: sweet, dank, brett; Appearance: hazy yellow pour with creamy white head; Taste: follows nose with oakiness and honey; Palate: light bodied with medium sweet finish; Overall: good but a bit sweet. Still enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2020
at 02:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ‘19, day three, 08/08/19. Rich mahogany brown with a beige cap. Nose is sticky fruits, toffee, brown sugars, dates, mellow barrel. Taste comprises oak, toffee, brown sugar melt, stewed fruits, prunes, light funk edge. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost on offer. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2020
at 14:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Tavour. Cloudy golden with a small foamy head. Yeasty, funky aroma. Taste is sweet, light tartness, more yeast and funk, orange peel, grassy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2019
at 02:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF: Poured a dark brown with tan head. Aroma is fruit. Taste was fruit, sour oaky barrel wine like.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2019
at 18:51
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, Greater London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Bow & Arrow Dark Mesa ].
ABV: 12.0%. Unclear - hazy dark to medium red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, leather, funk, brett, yeast - belgian yeast, wine - red wine, wood, oak, cherries, raisin, figs, dark dried fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart, oak, sour, grapes, wine - red wine, funky, leather - brett, cherries, dark dried fruit - figs - raisin, quit dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20190808]
8-2-8-2-16
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2019
at 10:48