6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at level 42 Canary wharf tasting. 11/07/2016. Many thanks to Big Dave for this one. . A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a small off white head. Aroma is alcohol, tangy lemon, nutty malts, little jammy fruits. Flavour is composed of bitter woody pine, jammy fruits. Harsh woody piney bitterness. Palate is lively, frothy, bitter finish. Harsh back of the throat bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2016
at 07:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London - care of David. Pours deep brown with a lasting, creamy tan head. Burnt wood in the nose, flinty minerals, orange peel. Light sweet flavour, somewhat astngent, baking cocoa, earth, flint. Medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Strong bitter finish, some ash, cocoa, flint, peel. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2016
at 14:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks, to Dave. It pours black with a decent white head. The aroma is fresh, bitter - sweet, juicy, fruity, blueberry, fruit pie, roasted malts and charred wood. The taste is smooth initially, charred wood, toasted cocoa, dark fruits, plum, light spice, charred pine and earth with a lingering charred finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2016
at 14:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Level 42 tasting, thanks to the Wingmane, 11/07/16. Rich mahogany brown with a decent khaki cap. Nose is floral, spruce, light pine, toffee, light roast and charr. Taste comprises mineral tones, pine needle, charr, toffee, light cocoa. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a floral hop rinse. Ok CDA if a little harsh in places.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2016
at 14:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at Gloucester Beer Festival, 22/4/2016. Deep gold in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of tangerine fruit and citrus hops. Flavour had sweetish marmalade notes, biscuity malts, leading to a decent, bitter, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2016
at 03:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, on gravity, at Tewkesbury Winter Beer Festival, 5/2/2016. Near black in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of dark fruits, coffee, and leafy hops. Flavour had deep, roasted, malts, and plain chocolate. Finish was dryish with a slight lactose tang. A good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2016
at 15:01
5/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2015
at 18:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask on gravity at Swindon Beer Festival, 22/10.2015. Dark brown in colour, with a slight, beige, head. Dark fruits, a hint of spicy rye malt, supporting toastiness and a dryish finish, with a hoppy edge. A very good dark beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2015
at 14:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask on gravity at Swindon Beer Festival, 22/10.2015. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. A very easy drinking pale ale, with a touch of citrus hop, biscuity malts and moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2015
at 14:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle from favourite beer, Cheltenham. Deep almost black colour, with tan head. Almost smoky aroma with roasted malt and liquorice. Taste starts sweet with a smoky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2015
at 16:27