7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2013, day 3 - London. Pours clear, dark brown with a light, creamy beige head. Lots of dark fruits in the nose, light molasses, dirt. Medium sweet flavor with dried dark fruits, light dry chocolate, dark toast. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet on the finish, with further dried out dark fruits, dark sugars, toast, mellow chocolate, faint roast. Tasty, and quite drinkable given the strength.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2015
at 05:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Beer Shack, Burnley. Golden-blonde with a thinnish creamy head. Has a crisp light fruity character.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2015
at 03:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Ealing Beer Festival 2015, Ealing, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate, dry, almost muddy. Decent enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2015
at 08:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, April 2015. Amber in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Sweetish, malty bitter, with a touch of hedgerow fruits and short finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2015
at 11:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, April 2015. Near black with a decent, beige, head. Chocolate, roasted malts, a touch of fruity sweetness, leading to a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2015
at 11:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the 2015 National Winter Ales Festival, The Roundhouse, Derby. Dark brown pour, no head. Raisin and chocolate aroma. Smooth roasty flavours of chocolate, bonfire toffee and smoke. Booze laden mouthfeel. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2015
at 10:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber-brown, very fruity, hint of smoke, light acidity in the finish, decent bitter.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2014
at 18:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Kindly shared by DJ Monarch, GBBF 2013, on the third day. Jet black body. A few bubbles at the surface. Coffee, chocolate and dried fruits on the nose. Blended flavours of chocolate malts, anise and dried fruits. Bitter sweet ending with tingling alcohol. Vinous impression. Fine bodied. Tasty (London Olympia 15.08.2013).
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 01:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a very dark, murky brown with a halo of tan head. Aroma of toffee, liquorice and stewed fruit. Flavours of apple, brown sugar and dried fruit. Watery mouth feel for an Imp Stout. Palate has some more bitter notes of coffee with dark malt and alcohol.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2013
at 12:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF ’13, 15/08/13. Pitch black with a thin tan head. Nose is dark fruits, liqourice, boozey notes, dark toffee, cocoa, jammy fruit. Taste comprises berry fruit, light booze, sugars, leather, tar, light chocolate strains, raisens. Full bodied, fine carbonation, smooth on the palate, some warming booze in the finish but not too hot. Decent cask impy of the fruitier variety.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2013
at 23:50