9/10
Bottle from Hoptimism. Rich deep almost black but reddish brown colour. Aroma and Taste roasted malty and bitter with fruity raspberry sweetness. Little pops of raspberry juice. Smooth body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2020
at 17:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Coach Works Ashford and drunk at home. Dark brown almost black beer lasting thick tan head. Mostly chocolate. Some vanilla. Some creamyness. a little dryness on the finish. Light soy sauce. Ok. Chocolate is good. some maltyness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2020
at 18:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Coach works Ashford and drunk at home. Dark brown colour lasting tan head. Some chocolate malt some dark fruit aroma. Clean flavour in mouth. some decent dark cherry some powdery choc. it's fine. decent dark mild. fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2020
at 17:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Boutilliers tap room Coach Works Ashford Hazy gold colour lasting white head a little bit of herb but apart from that it's a clean lager. yep herb puts me off a little otherwise fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2020
at 12:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle picked up from Hoptimism Webshop, Loughborough, Leicestershire and consumed at Camping Mossandlweiher sat outside Frank after a 78km cycle ride to Schlossbräu Mariakirchen and back, mostly along an old disused railway line, Saturday 18th July 2020. This pours very dark brown almost black with a nice cappuccino coloured head. Aroma is berries and chocolate, taste also highlights the chocolate and raspberry combination, but with a lovely tartness. This is really nice, some roasty overtones, great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2020
at 05:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, raspberry, chocolate, little earthy, taste is similar, tart, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 16:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle picked up from Hoptimism Webshop, Loughborough, Leicestershire watching Dark (S3 E1) on Netflix, watched in German with German subtitles and again in English with German subtitles. Had this Friday 2nd July 2020 following a pizza in the village and an almighty, torrential, lengthy downpour (it was exciting). This is a simply wonderful Mild and showcases a style that's often overlooked. Pours very dark brown with a light beige head. Lovely smoothness, sone caramel and coffee jostling for a piece of the action, very moreish, simple but well executed mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 03:14
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2020
at 21:25
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2020
at 22:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours brown, nose is roasted, earthy, cream, spice, taste is similar, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2020
at 16:57