7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from hopology, Nottingham. Black with a tan head. Aroma light coffee malty and smooth roasted taste. Medium to full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2018
at 20:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at Broood, Leicester. Dark brown and almost opaque with a tiny ring of off-white head. Spicy aroma of cinnamon and clove, dried petals, treacle and suggestions of chocolate and sarsaparilla. Tastes a bit too much for me - too boozy, too spiced, too sweet - but I like the character. It's fun to drink even though it's a winter beer on the hottest day of the year.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2018
at 16:52
7/10
Tried
on 25 Mar 2018
at 16:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at BeerHeadz Grantham. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma malty caramel and light fruit. Taste light sweet to dry Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2018
at 13:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask half-pint in the Lych Gate Tavern, Wolverhampton on 9th March 2018. Golden pour, white wispy top. Citrus notes dominate the aroma and taste, as you'd expect from Citra and Simcoe hops; not my thing, but I thought it OK. Didn't see the hops on the pump-clip, so didn't know it was going to be so citrusy, scored kindly!
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2018
at 15:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Hoptimism, Loughborough. Amber pour with a white head. Aromas of bitter citrus, hops, pine. Flavours of lemon sherbet, grapefruit, pine, lemon zest. Very sharp hop bite in the finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2018
at 13:41
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
330ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a medium beige head, good retention. Aroma is incredibly weak, barely anything to it, just about make out some subtle roast malts and faint citrus, pine hops. Taste is similarly crap, strong metallic/plastic notes hide most of the roast malt and any hops that are in this, and it lingers in the aftertaste too to make things worse. Body is thin for the style, carbonation is average. Probably the worst black IPA I've ever had, extremely poor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2018
at 21:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hoptimism. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Aromas of licorice, lots of sweet spice, cola, gingerbread, rich dried fruit. Smooth spicy sweet flavours, more gingerbread, cinnamon, licorice. Splash of aniseed in the finish. Works very well I must say, Intriguing brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2018
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2nd March 2018
Dan's Stag. Beer Emporium. Bristol. Keg. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, quite a thin sweetness. Tangy citric peel, trace of metallic tang. Little hop spice. Tangy floralness and a trace of red berries. Dry spicy finish. A mixed bag.
Dan's Stag. Beer Emporium. Bristol. Keg. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, quite a thin sweetness. Tangy citric peel, trace of metallic tang. Little hop spice. Tangy floralness and a trace of red berries. Dry spicy finish. A mixed bag.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2018
at 19:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Beer Emporium - Bristol. Pours clear gold with a tight, creamy white head. Piney hops in the snout, lightly toasted pale malts, ripe orange. Medium sweet flavour with ample citrus fruits, pine, grass. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Resinous finish, lightly oozy, more grass and pine, ripening citrus. Not bad. Nice west coast style.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2018
at 19:33