8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
A few minutes after beginning this rich, chocolate heavy black stout I was brought a beer mat by one of the hotel staff, so they clearly like to keep this place up-to-scratch. This is a creamy experience, huge aromas, and the depiction of an Oreo cookie on the pump clip is spot-on.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Kirkfield
on 19 Mar 2026
at 15:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 18 Mar 2026
at 22:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home pours black, nose is chocolate, cream, nutty, caramel, taste is similar, harsh finish. 8/8/8/8/7
Tried
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at PoW Farnborough. Dark with a cola tint. Thin foamy light beige head. Aroma is with underlying bitterness. Milky caramel. Coffee. Initially quite sweet. Followed by coffee bitterness and a light sour berry edge. Thick. Creamy. Sticky. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice if heading towards being overly sweet.
Tried
from Cask
at
Prince of Wales
on 13 Mar 2026
at 12:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda from Colin. Dark hazy gold. Thin frothy foamy white head. Aroma is sweet and fruity with a bitter herbal and slightly vinous edge. Flavourwise it has sweet fruit and porridge over a bitter core. Peripheral sourness moreso into the finish. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Good stuff.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2026
at 22:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 12/03/2026.
Deep reddish amber topped with a lasting beige head.
Nose is candied fruit rinds, pine needle, grapefruit, caramel malts.
Taste comprises bitter orange, red grapefruit, pine needle, caramel, dusty hops.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness.
Solid well balanced red IPA.
Deep reddish amber topped with a lasting beige head.
Nose is candied fruit rinds, pine needle, grapefruit, caramel malts.
Taste comprises bitter orange, red grapefruit, pine needle, caramel, dusty hops.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness.
Solid well balanced red IPA.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2026
at 19:12
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester City Centre. Light to mid-gold and hazy with a swirl of slightly off-white head. Aroma on this one is a little quiet - I'm getting a nice jumble of soft citrus and tropical fruits. Oranges, pineapple to the fore. Nicely balanced taste, some bittersweetness, good malt in the background, more orange and pineapple up front. Soft body with little carbonation and a thicker texture than I'd imagined. Another good one from Pentrich.
Tried
from Cask
at
Real Ale Classroom - City Centre
on 10 Mar 2026
at 18:15
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy yellow colour with small white head.Aroma of tropical fruit grass hops and malt mild drid good bitterness taste of hops malt and citrus nice smooth finish good by style.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Bishops Arms Gustav Adolfs Torg (Malmö)
on 06 Mar 2026
at 16:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4th March 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown beer, no real head to speak of, just a few tiny tan bubbles clinging to the rim of the glass. Light smooth palate, modest fine carbonation. Smooth and slightly candyish chocolate malts, a little malt cream and a spot of ice cream van chocolate syrup. A light and fairly floral chocolate on the back end. Okay in small quantities but, this would get chewy very quickly. It's also somewhat one note and a little obvious.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown beer, no real head to speak of, just a few tiny tan bubbles clinging to the rim of the glass. Light smooth palate, modest fine carbonation. Smooth and slightly candyish chocolate malts, a little malt cream and a spot of ice cream van chocolate syrup. A light and fairly floral chocolate on the back end. Okay in small quantities but, this would get chewy very quickly. It's also somewhat one note and a little obvious.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2026
at 20:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4th March 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown beer, no real head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts and dark chocolate, lesser ice cream van chocolate syrup. Soft nutty vibe. Dark fruits lurking on the back end. Smooth finish. Not bad but, a bit obvious.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown beer, no real head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts and dark chocolate, lesser ice cream van chocolate syrup. Soft nutty vibe. Dark fruits lurking on the back end. Smooth finish. Not bad but, a bit obvious.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2026
at 19:28