6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500mL bottle at home. Pours an amber gold, medium off white head, some lacing on the glass, head dissipates quickly. Aroma of pine and citrus, so so aroma, seams a little muted for some reason. Full oily mouthfeel, very bitter, went way too far with the bittering hops and not far enough on the aroma hops. Nice malt backbone on this, finish is bitter and long. Overall this is ok but too much pain without the pleasure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2015
at 12:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Martins. Jet black with a solid tan head. Aroma is mocha malt. Flavour starts quite watery, but really kicks off in the mouth, chocolate malt, smooth dark fruit, plums, chocolate. Long lingering creamy textured finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 14:33
8/10
Tried
on 05 Feb 2015
at 05:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at the Cotteridge Convention thanks to Steve. It pours hazy amber with a small, bubbly white head. The nose is sweet, juicy, orange, tangerine, stewed fruits and toasty brown bread. The taste is crisp, bitter-sweet, toasty, orange peel, peppery citrus peel, pithy lemon, bready and some booze towards the finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Pretty punchy stuff. Perhaps a touch past its prime, but decent anyhow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2015
at 15:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
24th Jan 2015: bottle shared at the Cotteridge Wine meet another one from Steve. Misty orange/amber with a good off white head. Nose was light, earthy hops with some sweet maltiness and mixed fruits. The taste came across as semi-sweet molasses with mild citrus fruit flavours which complimented each other nicely. Expected a more balanced or hoppier brew to be honest, but I really enjoyed the beer I got, and that is what counts!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2015
at 09:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at Bruce’s pad, big thanks to Kenwold, 28/11/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan covering. Nose is charr, hint coffee, spice, earthy hops, toffee. Taste comprises light pine, dusty hops, light roast, faint berry. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness. Ticks the style boxes, OK CDA, nothing to revisit for me mind.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2015
at 16:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle share. Cotteridge Beano. Cloudy amber. Bubbly, white head. Burnt caramel. Taste is sweet and cloying. Not much hoppage. Finishes sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 16:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the Cotteridge Convention, thanks to Steve, BIK, 24/01/14. Hazed orange amber with a decent off white covering. Nose is earthy hop, caramel, candied fruit peel, bitter orange. Taste comprises candied orange peel, grapefruit, bubblegum, light dank hop strokes. Medium + body, fine carbonation, sweet licks in the close. Ok DIPA, ABV well masked, a touch sweet, hops not overly promiment, mellow affair. Veering towards a barley wine as it ages perhaps?
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Cotteridge wine convention; hazy golden yellow pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has pine and sweet caramel, taste had a hint of pine, ripe fruits, some sweet jam, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 10:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a small head. Aroma is sticky toffee and molasses. Taste has toffee and burnt toast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 06:40