7/10
Tried
on 03 May 2018
at 19:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at the inlaws, thanks to Roger, 29/04/18. Rich copper pour with a decent light beige head. Nose is caramel, dried fruits, biscuit, sweet malts, brown sugar. Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit malts, brown bread, toffee, mellow spice, stewed fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow bitter edge. Decent enough ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2018
at 16:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled cask pint in the John Baird, Muswell Hill, London on 22nd April 2018. Clear amber pour, off-white affair on top. Fruity little number with a good balance of hoppiness and maltiness. A very easy drinking session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2018
at 07:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
13/4/2018. Cask at The Clarendon Arms, Cambridge. Pours amber with minimal head. Aroma of toffee, malt, fruit and hop. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft to flat carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2018
at 17:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cherry Tree, Woodbridge. Pours golden with a small off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hop, light tropical fruits, pine, caramel and malt. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness with a citrus bitter finish. Moderate body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Nice brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2018
at 12:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Cherry Tree, Woodbridge. Pours almost black with a small off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, Christmas cake spices and dried fruits. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2018
at 11:48
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jan 2018
at 23:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
20th Nov 2017. Shrewsbury Beer Share Group Meeting in Chez Sophie. Cheers Mat for the 330ml bottle: BB 3rd Nov 2022. Dark bodied with a decent tanned topping. I liked this, although I struggled to actually find much cherry influence and I couldn't detect the Brandy barrel aging at all. Smooth and rich it was, just not really flavoured as advertised by the brewery, the cherry and barrel aging not getting through the base Stout, which is a fine, strong Stout in my opinion anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2017
at 03:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Nov 17. Pours black, medium tan head. Aroma has some nice soft chocolate malts, some fruity glimpses. Fairly big bodied, nice layered dark malts, chocolate.. again cherry glimpses rather than an overriding cherry presence. No discerning brandy barrel influence either. A good imperial stout, but with little of the added promised complexities.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 15:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle at a house party when I was looking for a change, but a bit far gone to remember much about it. It was followed by the DJ playing "Baggy Trousers" and "Lip up Fatty" which cleared the dancefloor of everyone but me. A good stout with bitter hops and a rather pleasant mouthfeel, but deserves a re-rate. I did however come home with the remaining 11 bottles of the case as the lady who brought them didn't want them and no one else did either. Result! Re rate Jan 2018 - An interesting low abv stout without the mouthfeel that you would normally expect from the style. There was plenty of toasted malt in the flavour and some good bitter hops. I would classify this as a dark bitter and there is nothing wrong with it at all. I have 7 bottles left and I am looking forward to drinking them.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 03:02