Scopey (25115) reviewed Risiko from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle picked up at Pig’s Ear 2016. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malts, soft sweet berry, blackcurrant, quite spicy and cocoa. The taste is roasted malt, coffee, charred wood, warming spice, liquorice, blackberry, blackcurrant and cocoa with a warming finish. Medium+ body and moderate+ foamy carbonation. Quite robust and flavoursome. Nice one.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Macapuno from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’16, 29/11/16. Very lightly hazed golden blonde with a decent off white head. Nose is pale malts, straw, light citric peel, bready pangs. Taste comprises grains, yeast esters, faint citric peel, banana, light buttery notes, biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not great.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Chico from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Ken. Pours clear red-brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose has a little ham, toasted bread, earth, berries. Light sweet flavour with subtle smoke, dried berries, a little saison yeast, brown bread. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with light alcohol war,th, candied ham, further saison yeast, toast. Novel, enjoyable.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Chico from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle split at Bespin, thanke to Kenny, 08/12/16. Chestnut brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is straw, wood must, brown sugar, fruit esters, toffee. Taste comprises grains, fruit rinds, light yeast, brown sugar, spice, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Average.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Chico from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Leighton’s place. 8/12/2016. Many thanks to Kenny for this. A hazed amber brown coloured pour with a a halo of greyish white head. Aroma is dry nutty malts, airy, apple, caramac bar, dusty, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty caramel, dusty grains, vanilla. . Palate is dry grains, highish carbonation. Meh.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Risiko from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Kenny. Pours clear brown with a big, foamy tan head. The aroma has dark fruits, mild roast, a little brown sugar. Medium sweet flavour with nicely rounded chocolate, raisins, more roast, light alcohol. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Nicely balanced in the finish, with more rich cocoa, moderate roast, a little scorched earth, dried berries. Actually, this is pretty darn good.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Risiko from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle split at Bespin (farewell ?), thanks to Kenny, 08/12/16. Light black with a decent khaki cap of bubbles - looks lively. Nose is tarte fruits, raisens, airy malts, brown bread. Taste comrpises treacle toffee, light spice, charr, cocoa powder, tangy dark fruits, molasses. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Risiko from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Leighton’s place. 8/12/2016. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A jet black coloured pour with a a lively mid tan head. Aroma is dry roast blackberry, vanilla. Flavour is composed of dry roast, earthy, scorched earrh, dried fruits, berries, cherry. Palate is very airy frothy, carbonation, dry finish. Prickly. Little homebrew quality. Not bad.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Macapuno from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
5.2% Cask gravity at Pigs Ear Festival 2016. Hazy pale gold lasting white head. Peachy. Some esters some wafer biscuit. Some pineapple ok beer very distinctive almost sorachi ace like
Fergus (31329) reviewed Zydeco from Left Bank Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask gravity at the 2016 pigs ear beer fest. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose greyish head. Aroma is odd sweaty feet nutty malts, woodland berries, grainy, wet hop. Flavour is composed of grainy nutty malts, jammy berries, wood, dry grainy, little yeast bite in the finish. Palate is dry, grainy, moderate carbonation. Not great.