7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
11/11/2018:
330ml bottle. Hazy brown with a small beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, caramel, nutty. Taste of dried fruits, caramel, nutty, fig, liquorice, light spiciness, light sweetness, not as much as I expected. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.
20/01/2026:
330ml bottle from 2024, batch 121. Explosive opening. Hazy dark brown with a huge beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, figs, dates etc. caramel, chocolate. Taste is the same, sweeter this time round with more focus on the dried fruits, chocolate, caramel, mild spicy finish. Carbonation fairly high.
330ml bottle. Hazy brown with a small beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, caramel, nutty. Taste of dried fruits, caramel, nutty, fig, liquorice, light spiciness, light sweetness, not as much as I expected. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.
20/01/2026:
330ml bottle from 2024, batch 121. Explosive opening. Hazy dark brown with a huge beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, figs, dates etc. caramel, chocolate. Taste is the same, sweeter this time round with more focus on the dried fruits, chocolate, caramel, mild spicy finish. Carbonation fairly high.
Tried
from Bottle
from Left Field Beer
on 11 Nov 2018
at 21:52
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Beer Dock, Crewe Pours a dark reddish brown with very little head and not much lacing. Dried fruit in the nose, which expands in the mouth to encompass dates, raisins and figs. Also traces of caramel and chocolate and a feeling of viscosity. Sweetness starts to come through at the finish, but the fruitiness lingers as well. Also a warm glow in the stomach area ! Wonderfully complex – compares well against the Belgian Trappist beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2018
at 20:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a coppery brown colour with an average sized foamy tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, dried fruit and yeasty. A moderately sweet roasted malt taste, caramelized brown sugar, ripe fruit and yeasty flavours. Medium bodied, fine carbonation and some bitterness in a light dry finish.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2018
at 14:01
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2018
at 16:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Sheffield Tap, Sheffield. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are yeast, dried fruits, caramel, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2018
at 11:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Sheffield Tap, Sheffield. Hazy dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dark malts, licorice, dark sugar and yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 171018
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2018
at 11:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Daniel at Craft CG, then a couple of bottles since. It pours slightly hazy deep brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is rich, sweet, slightlg oily, plenty of dark fruits, rich fruit cake, toffee, spice, chewiness and wood. The taste is slick, sweet, sticky, oily, bitter - sweet, wood, earth, spice, fruit loaf, vinous, character, burnt toast, must, liquorice and dull vanilla. Fulsome body and fine carbonation. Good depth of flavour and rather moreish. Originally a 3.6, but have upped to 3.8 after revisiting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2018
at 08:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home from Utobeer, 28th September 18. Pours a chestnut brown and hazy. Aroma is booze, caramel and dark fruit. Taste is rich, raisins, booze, fruit, tasty, not overly sweet some burnt sugar. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2018
at 20:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle at Peterborough Beer Festival 2018. Pours clear dark brown with a red hue and a beige head. Aroma: bread, caramel, dried fruits, nutty. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, bready malts, caramel, fruit cake, chocloate, figs, dark fruits, a little pepper spice. Medium bodied, ample carb, dry light spicy finish. It's nice to see an English twist to the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2018
at 08:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to coworker: Poured a mahogany brown with beige head. Aroma is sticky dark fruit and dates. Taste is dark fruit a little metallic but finishes dry and rugged.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2018
at 20:20