6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint on 11th March 2023, Crown Inn, Oakengates. Almost black with a beige topping. Nice, easy going Porter with a mini-sweetness within the roasted malty nose and taste, chocolate and vanilla giving the sweetness!
Tried
on 11 Mar 2023
at 22:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at The Oil Basin, Worcester, 16/02/23. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a beige cap that clears edgewards. Nose is cocoa powder, dark malts, hint of vanilla, toffee. Taste comprises chocolate, light vanilla, baking powder, mellow roast, brown sugar dusting. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Okay cask porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2023
at 14:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Ploughman, Werrington, Peterborough. Dark brown and quite translucent with a ring of khaki head. Chocolate and a little espresso on the aroma. Taste is sweet, and more I'm getting more liquorice than anything else. Loads of in fact... which is fine although different from the description. A touch of almost tannic bitterness on the finish. Soft carbonation. A decent beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2023
at 14:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Colne Beer Festival 2023. Near black with a no head, but might be a festival thing. A bit thin in texture but has quite a lot of chocolate evident in both aroma and taste.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2023
at 17:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Mid- to dark gold, clear with a decent-sized off-white head and generous lacing. Astringent aroma with some sharp pomelo. Sweet taste, slightly herbal, big astringency later on. Medicinal note in the finish lasts and lasts. Soft carbonation, decent body for the ABV. Not too shabby.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2023
at 19:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Lamp Tavern, Birmingham on 29th December 2022. Gold with shallow whitish foam and scant lacing. Citrus peel and biscuit malt aroma. Rich maltiness in-mouth with a good helping of zesty citrus hops. A finish reflecting these flavours. Medium to full bodied with a smooth yet engaging mouthfeel. Gorgeous.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2022
at 22:30
Tried
on 03 Nov 2022
at 14:29
Tried
on 03 Nov 2022
at 14:27
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2022
at 18:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Golden brown and clear with a thick off-white head. Malty aroma, some Earthy notes, Sharp citrus. Taste is on the bitter side, without a lot of subtlety leading to more astringent in the fi ish. Body is a but watery, soft to medium carbonation. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2022
at 12:14