6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Food Shop in Dartington. Appearance - deep amber with a nicely proportioned off white head. Nose - hobnob and fruitcake. Taste - raisin, brown bread and tangy green apple. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2019
at 22:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Dartington Food Shop. Appearance - orange to amber with a slight haze. Nice fluffy white head. Nose - orange, pine and light cake. Taste - cakey biscuit again. Light resin. A bit of green grape coming in on the finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture. Light dry roasty finish which brings good balance. Overall - good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2019
at 20:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle bought at the brewery. Low key but still rich coffee and dark chocolate aroma. Dark and glossy, if thin looking. Beige head soon shrinks to a thin band. Light-medium bitter core, which then develops a spiced sourness. There's an underlying sweetness which results in a full blown caramel finish. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average carbonation. Dry astringent finish. I wonder if the Chestnut smooths out the coffee and berries, which along with the spice makes me think of chai. Lovely jubbly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 20:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the brewery. Low key black coffee aroma with some roast. Dark and glossy. Thinning creamy beige head. Medium bitter - coffee, liqourice and charcoal - core. The dry hops provide a peppery lift. Sour berries throughout and some underlying sweetness. Medium bodied. Creamy. Fizzy carbonation, which carries through into the long dry astringent finish. Lovely stuff. Stout with BIPA traits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2019
at 18:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at Pursuit of Hoppiness in Exeter. Pours a lightly water, brown nearing black with some soapy, off white head. Nose has sweetened coffee, marzipan too, some toffee, malt, a little cane sugar. Flavor amps the coffee up some, sweet tea now too, cane sugar or tamarind, toffee. Finishes a touch watery, but still some coffee tannins and dry. Very nice, super drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2019
at 18:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bought at the brewery, consumed at Cotts 2019. Almonds and glue aroma. Dark brown. Whispy white head. Sweet. Dark fruit. Thin bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long finish. Pleasant but that's it.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2019
at 19:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Cotteridge Wines V Ratebeer event; dark muddy brown pour with a bubbly dark beige head, aroma has spice and dark fruits, taste has sweet caramel, jammy dark fruits, cinnamon, robust malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2019
at 17:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Shared at the Cotteridge Convention 2019. Poured a murky medium brown colour with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is malt, floral spicy. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a dry floral, spicy, aniseed, herbal palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2019
at 13:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
At Cotteridge Convention V 2019. dark brown colour. lasting tan head. malty quad. light for a quad. Some decent cake fruit cake malt. ok.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2019
at 13:21
7/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2019
at 13:20