6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ CBC 2013. Pours a black color with no head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with hints of vanilla. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor with hints of vanilla. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish with hints of vanilla.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2013
at 05:23
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg at CBC Islington; clear dark copper pour with small foamy white head, citrus and pine aroma, very fruity taste grapefruit, peach & piney, decent mouthfeel very silky, drinks so easy for 10% + beer. Excellent launch event good to see the brewers dressed up.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2013
at 00:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Islington. It pours black with a small light tan head. The nose is rich coffee, roasted malt, earth, mild acidity, touch of spice, dark chocolate and faint soy sauce notes. The taste is rich-roasted malt, earth, toast, spice, light alcohol, lots of coffee, liquorice, resin, dark chocolate and faint tobacco with a dry, warming finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Rich, flavoursome and pretty damn tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2013
at 13:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Craft Beer Co, Islington. It pours cloudy golden yellowwith a minimal white head. The nose is fresh lemon, Seville orange, zesty, tropical fruit and some underlying sweetness. The taste is lemon, sweet lemonade, orange, sherbet, zesty and faint tanginess. Medium body and fine carbonation. Just a touch too sweet for me really, I would love a good deal of tartness to it. Still rather smooth and refreshing.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2013
at 11:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Islington. It pours near black with a small beige head. The nose is earth, roasted malt, light spice, faint smoke, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. The taste is roasted malt, coffee grinds, earth, chocolate toast and a touch of vanilla with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Not a whole lot of barrel character coming through, but it is rather tasty and well-balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2013
at 11:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Islington. It pours near black with a small tan head. The nose roasted malt, varnish, chilli pepper, cinnamon, chocolate and toasted sesame seed. The taste is roasted malt, motor oil, chocolate, warming alcohol, spice, chilli, earth and toast with a dry, warming finish. Full body, soft carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Slick, full-flavoured and well-balanced. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2013
at 10:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC, Islington. It pour hazy amber with a small white head. The nose is earth, wood, resin, booze, tropical fruit, lime and fruit cocktail. The taste is pine, resinous, syrupy, mango, big alcohol, apple, pear and tinned fruit with a dry, bitter finish. Full body, soft carbonation and viscous, sticky mouth-feel. Rather rough and ready. Smells rather nice, but it is a bit too boozy and cloying for my liking.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2013
at 10:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at CBC, Islington. It pours hazy golden-amber with a small white head. The nose is pine, tropical fruit, orange, tangerine, sherbet, marmalade and varnish. The taste is orange, tangerine, mango, pine, big on the booze front, resinous, honey, light caramel and varnish. Full body, fine carbonation and slightly cloying mouth-feel. Yeah it is flavoursome, but I think the booziness detracts from the flavour. A big beer indeed.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2013
at 10:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Islington. It pours amber with a medium white head. The nose is earthy, light toast, gin, peppery juniper, grape, lychee, greengage and lime. The taste is earth, juniper, gin, lychee, white grape, nice level of bitterness, spice and resin with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Interesting and rather well executed. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2013
at 10:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC Islington; hazy amber pour with small white head, spicy aroma, fruity tastes coming through peach and grapfruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2013
at 07:23