7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle picked up at the brewery. It pours darkest brown to black with a decent light tan head. The aroma is malt - driven, sweet malt loaf character, toasty grain, mighty malt, dark fruits and a touch of treacle. The taste is smooth, roasty malts, toasty, bit of liquorice, treacle, dark fruits, plum, prune, damson and a touch if spice with a drying and toasty finish. Light to medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Quite moreish actually. Grew on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2019
at 19:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle picked up at the Brewery. It pours clear amber with a medium white head. The aroma is resinous, varnish, oily, leather, brown bread, rope, touch of marmalade and earth. The taste is bitter - sweet, drying, oily, brown bread, varnish, resin, peppery spice, tannin and old leather sofa. The finish is rather drying. Average body and moderate carbonation. More like a bitter bitter, than what I would call a session IPA. Grew on me a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2019
at 19:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled picked up at the brewery. It pours clear rich amber with a medium white head. The aroma is perfumed, oily orange, toasty grain, cereal, biscuit, a bit of coriander and caramel. The taste is dry, toasty grain, green, coriander, cereal, straw, bit of soapy citrus and spice with a drying finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Not a huge fan of coriander in general, so probably wasn't gonna love it. Fair enough overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2019
at 12:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle picked up at the brewery. It pours clear dark brown with a decent foamy beige head. The aroma is roasted malt, quite sweet, cacao, caramel, millionaires shortbread, chocolate cake and briwn bread. The taste is dry, bitter, rich roasted malt, charcoal, bit of burnt toast, burnt coffee grounds, umami, peppery spice, liquorice and some chalkiness with a rather drying finish. Lighter end of medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Decent aroma, but the taste is a bit burnt unfortunately. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2019
at 20:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle picked up at the brewery. It pours very slightly hazy amber with a quickly dissipating white head. The aroma is sweet, tangy citrus, lemonade, grapefruit, marmalade, cakey malts and muffin. The is bitter - sweet, tangy citrus, marmalade, candied lemon, lemonade, earthy, toasty grain, dull spice and wood with a drying finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. Decent citrus vibes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2018
at 17:49
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at Burnside. It pours clear copper with a bubbly off - white head. The aroma is soft, fragrant, orange peel, wet grass, herbal, coriander and egg & cress sandwich. The taste is drying, bitter, quite harsh, herbal, green, damp leaves, coriander, orange peel, soapy. And tannin with a very drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Really drying and rather soapy. Underwhelming.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2018
at 14:21
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask handpull at Burnside. It pours deep brown with a medium foamy beige head. The aroma is earth roast, subdued, slightly ashy, leather, coffee powder and brown bread. The taste is very dry, ashy, charred, brown bread, bitter coffee grounds, instant coffee, quite harsh with weak acidity. Medium body and soft carbonation. Rather harsh and raw. Light eating spoonfuls of instant coffee. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2018
at 14:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask stillage at the brewery. It pours clear amber with a medium bubbly white head. The aroma is earthy, spicy, damp leaves, pumpkin, squash, sweet potato pie, chocolate banana and autumnal vibes. The taste is drying, bitter, erthy, damp leaves, leather, pumpkin, tannin and root veg with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Work rather well for a tough style.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2018
at 13:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Golden beer, light fruity aroma. Taste is bitter, hoppy fruit and quite boozy. A bit too boozy for me. I should have chilled it a bit more but the taste of alcohol isn't well enough concealed by the taste regardless.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2018
at 17:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Slightly hazy golden with a soft white head. Spice, alcohol, bubblegum aroma. Flavour is sweet, malty, fruity, spice
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2018
at 21:57