Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at Leightons, thanks to he, 02/09/14. Hazed reddish amber with a moderate light beige covering that dissipates somewhat then retains. Nose is caramel, rich fruit tones, caramel malt, bitter orange, red grapefruit. Taste comprises red berry pangs, rhubarb, light citrics, hint of vanilla, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterness. Decent enough stuff, I’d say this was a lightly hopped ’amber’ trying to escape from the constraints of a ’bitter’ !
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2014
at 14:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
An Udder one from LKS at his gazebo in the sky, 02/09/14. Dark chestnut brown with moderate beige spotting and edgework. Nose is earthy roastalage, toffee, spice, brown bread, light chocoalte. Taste comprises dark fruits, bitter roast, lactic rinse, faint cocoa. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so affair, the only sub par offering from the quintet of their brews we sampled on this evening. Unrefined and for once Fergus isn’t being stingey!
Tried
on 10 Sep 2014
at 14:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Another London beerio thanks to LKS at his gaff, 02/09/14. Light black with a well appointed tan covering. Nose is light roastings, cocoa powder, spice, mineral vibes, dark fruit, plummy tones. Taste comprises earthy roast, mellow dark fruit, chocolate, hint of vanilla. Medium bodied, fine carbonation with light prickle, sweet roastings at the curtain call. Decent enough porter.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2014
at 14:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at and by Leighton (s), 02/09/14 - slight gusher. Black with a big tan covering that soon dissipates to edgework and spotting. Nose is BBQ smoke, dark malt, burnt peanuts, cocoa rub, light soy sauce. Taste comprises liqourice, mineral vibes, dark berry fruits, faint hops, dark toffee fudge, moderate smoke. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2014
at 14:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Leightons Tree House, thanks to he of the tree, 02/09/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white head that retains. Nose is citric sherbets, straw, orange pith, mandarin, lemon jus, tangy, earthy hop notes. Taste comprises juicy citric peel, yuzu, straw, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a juicy hop rinse. Ok SIPA/APA affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2014
at 13:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared at Leightons house. Chestnut brown reddu hue with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is spicy woody rot. Musty. Flavour is dusty musty, light tart, powdery coco. Socks. Light infection maybe. Palate is light on the tongue, moderate carbonation and finishes a bit thin. Bit dirty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the Lab. Pours amber-brown with a frothy tan head. The nose has some tangy dark fruits, berries, currant, wood. Light-medium sweet flavor with some tangy wood, light plastic, brown sugar, semi-dark malts, hints of mocha. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish with toasty brown bread, further tangy semi-dark fruits, some wood, forrest fruits. Ho hum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours deep brown with minimal head. The nose toasty, bitter-sweet, umami, cocoa, caramel, milk coffee and fruit cake. The taste is bitter-sweet, cheap coffee, uht milk, caramel, toasty and cardboard with a dry finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Thin, sweet, sticky....meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Leightons house. Thanks LKS. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is soggy socks, wet dog, chalky and earthy. Flavour is berry, salty choc, mineral, socks, earthy. Tangy berry fruit. Palate is medium light body. Highish carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours darkest brown with a thick tan head. The nose is cocoa, caramel, cola, candy, raisin and dried fruits. The taste is bitter-sweet, cherry cola, fruit cake, raisin, cocoa, light acidity and light metallic with a dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Pretty alreet. Another solid brew from these guys.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:20