Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Black with a well presented tan head. Nose is coffee, chocolate, roast malts, spice, ashen notes. Taste comprises sweet malts, coffee, tangy dark fruits, black peppery spice, light charr, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semidrying close. Ok porter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Pig's Ear Beer Festival, London 7/12/2017. Near black in colour, with a thin, beige, head. MIlk chocolate, coffee beans, some toasty malts and a dryish finish. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As People’s Pints 10 Grain Stout ].Clear deep dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, malty, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration, dark malt, malty, caramel, sweet malt, toasted - roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151202] 6-3-7-3-14
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As People’s Pints Salted Caramel Porter ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dark malt, plastic. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161129] 4-3-4-3-6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2nd December 2016
Pig’s Ear Fest. Cask. Hazy gold beer, bubbly white head. Smooth and fairly dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Light malts, mildly sweet. Good orange and orange peel hops, some lemon. Very light cocoa on the finish. Not bad, could have been bolder I think.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
29th December 2016
Pigs Ear Fest. Cask. Clear deep brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is light and dry, good fine carbonation. Nice condition. A light touch of soapy floralness. Mild salted caramel - got that bit right. Little dried fruits. Mildly spicy finish. Shame about the soapy bit but it just about pulls through.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 330ml. [ As Laine’s / Hiver Black Nectar ].Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, caramel, honey, heather. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, heather honey, dark malt, sweet malt, honey. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161126] 7-3-6-3-13
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’16, 29/11/16. Rich mahogany brown with a decent tan covering. Nose is thin, light varnish, fruit esters, toffee. Taste comprises caramel, light roast, fruit rinds, brown bread, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Doesn’t deliver.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer fest 2016. Reddy copper coloured pour with a small head. Aroma is sweet cakey malts boozy, caramel, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, dried fruits cake, caramel and dirty earth, pinch of salt warming whisky. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, moderate carbonation. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2016. It pours deep brown with a decent off-white head. The aroma is toasty,cwois, fart, must, dried fruits, leather, salted caramel and dirt. The taste is bitter - sweet, toasty, mind acidity, chewy, salted caramel, earth, varnish leather and cinder toffee with a drying, sort of astringent finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Fair at best.