8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hard to source. Picked up at the brewery taproom / bottle shop. Sampled on tap and a can. It pours darkest brown to black with a dissipating tan head. The aroma is big on the rum, rich, unctuous, oily, vanilla, rum, dark and dried fruits, raisin, sultana, fig, cherry, splash of cherry cola, booze soaked oak, coffee grounds and cacao nibs. The taste is slick, oily, toasted brown sugars, roasted malt, bitter - sweet, slick, oily, chocolate gateaux, heady rum vibes, vanilla fudge, toffee, rum soaked oak, raisin, sultana, fig, cherry, toasted fruit cake, Dr Pepper, warming booze, rum & raisin ice cream, toasted nut and praline with a warming run finish. Medium - fulsome body and soft but supportive carbonation. The rum works so well with this. Outlaw rum is great stuff. Brew Toon's very best I would say.
Tried
from Can
at
Brew Toon Tap Room
on 07 Feb 2025
at 17:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Dorchester Beerex. Clear dark brown. Thin off-white head. Caramel with a herbal edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2025
at 19:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can picked up at the brewery. It pours pours pretty much black with a decent khaki head. The aroma is warming, spicy, fragrant, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, definite lucky tattie vibes, dark roast and cacao nibs. The taste is bitter - sweet, vanilla cream, warming spice, fragrant, cinnamon, ginger snaps, nutmeg, roasty malt, earthy, wood bark and a touch of alcohol warmth through the finish. Medium+ body and average carbonation. Novel and works well actually. As someone who has had a lucky tattie before I can feel the nostalgia pumping through my veins (that could be the alcohol). Silly.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2025
at 15:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can picked up at they taproom. It pours darkest brown to black with a handsome khaki head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, bitter - sweet, dessicated coconut, rich chocolate, vanilla, bounty bar, almost something minty about it, white sugar and tunnocks tea cakes. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, rich but smooth roasted malt, nice chocolate character, actually not too sweet at all, drying, toasted coconut, bounty bar, macaroon, wagon wheels, tunnocks teacakes, restrained alcohol presence and hint of burnt toast. Finish is bitter - sweet and smooth. Medium+ body and average carbonation. Was concerned that this would have been far too sweet, but it just isn't. Fun.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 12:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle, thanks to AshtonMcCobb. Pours a deep black with a tiny off white head that disappears fast. Aromas & tastes of cocoa, chocolate, vanilla & roasted caramel malt. Moderate to medium body. Slightly sweet light bitter finish. Highly enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2025
at 08:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can picked up at the Brew toon bar / shop in Peterheed. It pours super cloudy pineapple gold with a small bubbly white head. The aroma is ripe tropical fruits, ripe pineapple chunks, mango, peach, nectarine, coconut, Pina colada, green, weedy, dank and some floury bread. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, pithy, chalky, floury bread, peppery spice, waxy citrus peel, grapefruit, pineapple chunks, nectarine, fragrant, floral, herbal and a touch of rawness with a drying, green, rindy finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Decent tropical punch vibes, perhaps a touch raw but flavourful nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2025
at 18:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5th best of the St Albans bus replacement crawl. Aroma of pine, biscuit, tropical fruits, pineapple and waxy. Very bitter tropical pine finish. Not really a fan of this hop but not bad.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear dark reddish - brown with a decent ent off - white head. The aroma is bitter - swee, earthy, woody, brown bread, ryvita, malt loaf, dried fruits, fruit cake and a splash of own brand cola. The taste is dry, toasty malts, nice earthy bitterness, woody, toasted grain, nuttiness, some spice, ryvita, brown bread, leathery, cacao nibs and dull coffee grounds with a toasty, earthy finale. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Nice ode to Export.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 14:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Rosemount Market. It pours cloudy pink - raspberry with a medium, fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet - sour, juicy, bright, definite pic n mix vibes, sherbet, drumsticks, thick raspberry, vanilla yoghurt and victoria sponge cake. The taste is fairly crisp and dry initially, juicy, tart, tangy, puckering, zingy, tart raspberry vibes, jammy roly poly, vanilla yoghurt, fizzy sherbet, sour candy and drumsticks with a soft, dryish finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Not as sweet as feared. Works well.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2024
at 18:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from JK Fine Foods, Aberdeen. It pours clear pale brown with a decent white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, toasty, vanilla cake frosting, coffee with cream, nutty, praline, biscoff and fatty white chocolate. The taste is crisp and dry initially, quite sweet, vanilla, white chocolate cheesecake, nutty, spicy, plenty of coffee grounds, slightly charred, tree bark, leather and a nip of booze with a toasty finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Interesting for sure, but I can't say I would return to it in a hurry...
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2024
at 13:45