6/10
Tried
on 22 Apr 2015
at 13:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity poured pint during the 2013 CAMRA AGM in Norwich. Really dark body, deep ruby red/brown with a creamy head. Burnt malts ruled the nose and taste: roasted coffee and dark bitter chocolate flavours come into play early on as well. Earthy rather than rich or creamy in the body feel, depth of flavours good. I’d had nothing but golden citrusy beers before this during this session, I needed a dark malt laden brew and this fitted the need in perfect style.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 12:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Coach & Horses, Norwich. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is floral, wooden, herbal and mildly caramelly. Flavour is mild leathery notes along with some slight floral and wooden notes. Quite bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2012
at 22:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Coach & Horses, Norwich. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, herbal and also has some mild sweet maltyness. Flavour is fruity, wooden, caramelly and quite herbal. Fruity and wooden long aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2012
at 22:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@The Alexandra Tavern, Norwich. Amber colour, small head. Aroma is sweet malts, wood, mild resin and sap along with mild sweet fruityness. Flavour is fruity, wooden, mildly spicy and nutty as well. Ends in a quite sweet malty way with mild nuttyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2011
at 11:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@The Alexandra Tavern, Norwich. Pale copper colour, small off-white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some floral notes as well as mild wooden and herbal notes. Flavour is quite much the same in a nice balance. Sweet caramel malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2011
at 11:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@The Alexandra Tavern, Norwich. Golden colour, small white creamy head. Aroma is fruity, nectary and mildly malty as well. Flavour is fruity, wooden, nectary and also has some pleasant herbal notes to it. Wellbalanced and leaves a nice fruity finish and aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2011
at 11:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011. Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits, brown sugar and licorice. Dry and roasted flavour with fruity and caramel notes
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2011
at 13:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 2. Pours ruby-brown with a tight, foam head. Dark fruits and subtle dark malts in the aroma. Medium sweet flavor, some doughy malts and toast, dark fruits, hints of brown sugar. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Sweet, dark sugar finish, with restrained dark fruits, light roast and cocoa. Great stuff. Really right on target.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2011
at 08:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours black with no head. Bread, roast, caramel and ashes. Medium and smooth body. Dry end.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2011
at 04:06