7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the 30th Chappel Beer Festival. Pours a very dark brown colour with a medium frothy off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate, with a hint of coffee. Medium sweetness, and medium roasted bitterness. Good body to it, slick texture. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2016
at 03:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Bootlegger, 05/09/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan cap. Nose is treacle toffee, roast malt, earthy fruits, hint of black pepper. Taste comprises roast malt, liquorice, charr, toffee, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2016
at 11:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe. A pitch black pour with tight cream head; rich earthy chocolate aroma; bittersweet taste with chocolate and coffee grounds; then a lengthy warming bitterness; and a touch of caramel to finish. A complex and interesting dark beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2016
at 08:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 27/08/2016. A mostly clear ruby red brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is woody pine, faint smoke, smoked malts, burnt toast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet toasted jammy fruits, woody pine, peat. Palate is medium sweet moderate carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2016
at 13:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried at the Peterborough Beer Festival 2016. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malt with a hint of coffee, and some chocolate. the taste matches this. Medium body.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 08:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2016, Olympia, London. A golden/amber coloured pour with a thin white bubbly head on top. Hoppy, citrus, aroma. Tastes quite similar, hoppy, citrus, bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2016
at 14:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Little Chalfont beer shop, Little Chalfont, Bucks. A dark amber coloured pour with a medium bubbly white head on top. Hoppy, fruity, malty aroma. Tastes slightly hoppy, fruity, dry and overly bitter. Not what I would call an IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2016
at 17:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 2016 Cambridge Beer Festival. Reddish brown, clear, with a small cream-coloured head. Leather, woodsmoke and printer ink in the bouquet. Sweet taste turning to smoky sour toward the finish. Tannic aftertaste. Thin body. A well-executed smoked beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2016
at 03:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
7th January 2016
Tasting at Mr Smithโs Skyflat. Thanks to Colin. Clear amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is light and dry with mild fine carbonation. Thin malts, touch of lactose like tangy sweetness. Fair bit of grey smoke. Touch of dried fruits. Light dry finish. Smokey linger. Unabashedly smoked.
Tasting at Mr Smithโs Skyflat. Thanks to Colin. Clear amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is light and dry with mild fine carbonation. Thin malts, touch of lactose like tangy sweetness. Fair bit of grey smoke. Touch of dried fruits. Light dry finish. Smokey linger. Unabashedly smoked.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2016
at 09:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 28th Feb 2016. Black with a tanned head, roasted malts monopolise this brew with mild coffee and slight chocolate notes in taste and nose. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Feb 2016
at 11:32