Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Leighton’s place. Huge thanks to Leighton. Mahogany brown reddy coloured pour with a thin off white head. Aroma is light jammy fruits, brown bread toast, little citrus. Little soap on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of nutty, brown bread, jammy, berry fruits, light citrus, grainy. Palate is light, moderate carbonation, dry finish. Sticky hop. Decent black ipa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2015
at 16:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Leighton’s place. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Hazed golden / orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet grains, juicy lemon, background tropical fruit, mango. Flavour is grainy, little oxidisaed grains, juicy orange, peel, tropical, dry finish. Palate is a little thin, grainy, moderate carbonation. Decent effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2015
at 16:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the Bespin cloud system, thanks to Lando Kemprissian, 10/06/15. Light black with a decent tan swirl and edgeing. Nose is juicy hops, red berry tunes, light charr, pine, hint of liquorice, dusty hop’s. Taste comprises liquorice, earthy hops, mineral streak, light spice, tangy dark fruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 15:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the Lab. Pours deep brown with a frothy beige head. The nose has some tangy citrus, burnt toast, cocoa, minerals. Light sweet flavor with hearty minerality, dry chocolate, scorched earth, orange rind. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with heavy roast, bitter cocoa, roast, citrus rind. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 15:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy dark brown with a small beige head. The nose is rich roast, stewed orange, tangerine, Irn Bru, dark chocolate, earthy and dirt. The taste is bitter, rich roast, earthy, coffee grounds, liquorice, ashy, charred wood, cocoa and pepper with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Rather nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 15:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the LB Lab. Pours clear dark brown with a huge, billowing tan foam head. Good roasted malt aroma, baking cocoa, burnt line, orange rind, chocolate. Light-medium sweet flavor with rich chocolate character, hard roast, scorched earth, torched grass. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Well balanced finish, more rounded chocolate character, piney hops, some rindy citrus. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 14:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours black with a thick tan head. The nose is rich roast, dark chocolate, liquorice, umami, burnt cake and some soapy citrus. The taste is soft, toasty, bitter, soapy citrus, orange rind, sherbet, liquorice, dark chocolate, cocoa and earth with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and decent carbonation. Not too shabby.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 14:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the Lab. Pours dark brown with a frothy beige head. The nose has a gold bit of roasted malts, burnt pine, cocoa. Light sweet flavor with some grapefruit, orange rind, burnt toast, ash, minerals. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. More ashy roast on the finish, baking cocoa, earthy bitterness, some alcohol, some oily pine. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 14:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours black with a thick tan head. The nose is rich roast, rocky road, burnt taffee, light spice, liquorice and some stewed orange. The taste is bitter, decent roast, soapy citrus, liquorice, soft, umami, piney fresh and some burnt grass with a dry, roasts finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Pretty tame cda, but pretty drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 14:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Leighton’s place. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Hazed golden /. Orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is big spicy citrus lemon, sticky, little caramel, sticky citrus fruit, juicy. Flavour is composed semi sweet, sticky hop resin, little earthy, spicy orange peel,. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, nice and sticky resin. Nice juicy mango in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2015
at 13:54