7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of chocolate and coffee, light stewed prune. Taste is light sweet, light roast, fruity, cocoa. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2019
at 09:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Taste of Northumbria, Alnwick. Pours clear golden with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of malt extract, boiled lemon sweets. Taste is sugary sweet, more lemon. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2019
at 15:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2019. Pale golden colour. Citrus and grapefruit aroma. Slightly sweet taste. Crisp.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2019
at 09:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Light to mid-brown, translucent with a creamy off-white head. Caramel, polished wood and a touch of cola nut in the aroma. Spicy notes in the sweet taate, although it's neither particularly subtle nor balanced. A good dollop of bittering hop in the finish doesn't stop this beer from tasting too sweet and too artificial.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2019
at 21:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample courtesy Grumbo. Frothy off-white good mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Roast and woody. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2019
at 19:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Almost black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and orange chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. Not a fan of orange chocolate. 240419
Tried
on 24 Apr 2019
at 15:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy Grumbo. Small head. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, roast malt, chocolate, fruits and hops. Sweet and light bitter finish.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2019
at 15:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
16/4/2019. Cask from 2019 Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival, sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed. Pours very dark brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, milk chocolate, chocolate orange, dried fruits and touch of liquorice. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Some dryness to finish, with lasting earthy, orange notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2019
at 20:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Newcastle Beer & Cider Fest 2019. Black brown colour with reddish tinge, biege foamy head and aroma of bready, roasted malt with orange notes. Taste is chocolate orange, roasty malt, ash and earthy bitterness. Fairly thin mouthfeel, light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2019
at 16:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Half-pint, cask in fine condition at The Heart of Northumberland, Hexham. Shared with Finn. Clear nut brown body. Low beige head, spotty lacing. Inviting smell of dark berry skins and chocolate malts. Dark berry-fruits to the taste buds on a backbone of chocolate malts. Mid-sweet, rounded dark malty ending. Fine depth. Good drinking. (08.02.2019).
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2019
at 18:50