6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2018
at 13:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Three Cups, 🇬🇧 45 Newnham Street, MK40 3JR Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
[ As Phipps NBC Bison Brown ].
ABV: 4.6%. Clear light dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, sweet malt, light roasted - chocolate, hazel nut notes, earthy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted bitter - malt bitter, dark malt, sweet malt, hazelnut notes, light earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180731]
6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2018
at 13:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Blue Glass, Bedford. Was 500ml before it gushed all over the countertop so I had considerably less than that. Cress, oak, sarsaparilla and some astringency in the aftertaste. Sweet taste at first but this turns bitter and medicinal closer to the finish with a herby vegetal note. Long vegetal finish. Not the greatest - has a feel of home brew about it - but it certainly hits the spot on a Saturday night.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 20:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Albion Brewery Bar, Northampton. Reddish brown and clear with a very small yet lively white head. Low aroma of earth, oak and a toich of toffee. Tastes sweet from the malt but only initially after which it becomes awash with bitter hops, leading to a leafy dry finish. Very basic but well done and in great condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2018
at 18:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2018. Amber colour lasting off white head. Bit of diacetyl on aroma. But of toffee not much hop. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2018
at 10:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2018. Hazy amber colour Some citrus fruit. Some orange a little herb ok condition. Ok spicy orange flavour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2018
at 10:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Blue Glass, Bedford. Darkest brown and only slightly translucent and a light off-white head. Burnt malt aroma with hints of salt liquorice. Bitter, bitter taste with super roasted malt and some berry-laden hop in the finish. Black grape in the aftertaste. Flat body. Not a typical Black IPA but I found this surprisingly good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2018
at 01:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Blue Glass, Bedford. Listed as 9.5%. Mid-brown. Swamp-water murky and flat. Figs, raisins, some caramel and burnt toast in the aroma, hovering over the heady smell of naked booze. Sweet and heavily alcoholic, with a gritty bitter hoppiness giving a more balanced finish. Aftertaste of prunes, toffee and charred meat. Flat, thin body... surprising for a beer of this strength. Not bad but there are issues.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2018
at 17:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 10/1/2018. Deep brown in colour, with a slight, white, head. A sweetish brown ale, with some berry fruits, brown sugar and a gentle finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2018
at 07:04
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 13/1/2018. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. An inoffensive pale ale, with some sweetish malts, trace of stone fruits and leafy hops and moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2018
at 06:50