6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Ashley Down Plum Porter ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, plum, light chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, plum, roasted, light chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141205]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2016
at 12:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Ashley Down Pale Ale ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, cookie - biscuit malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, biscuit malt, sweet malt, light earthy malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141204]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2016
at 14:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Ashley Down Landlords Best ].Clear medium to dark orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light nutty, phenol notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, caramel, dark malt, light nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141204]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2016
at 14:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England [ As Ashley Down Remedy ].Clear medium to dark brown - red amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, fruity, caramel, nutty, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, fruity, caramel, malty, sweet malt, nutty - earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141202]
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2016
at 02:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Older bottle at Le Trappiste, thanks Bart for sharing. Medium thick, off-white head, translucent burgundy robe with wine red hue. Aroma of dried chestnuts, cocoa powder, iron, caramel, dried fig, nut shells. Sweetish onset of dried fruits, otherwise fairly neutral, softish carbo, touch dried banana, nutty maltiness with a metallic ’sound’ in the middle but not disturbingly so, soft and brief herbal hop touch in the finish but not deeply bittering, so that the straightforward caramelly maltiness persists. Simple, but that can be expected of the style, otherwise quite well-made - just unexciting and probably a bit too old yet as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 13:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 15/9/2015. Hazy gold with a decent, white, head. Aroma of clove spice, grainy malts and a touch of ripe banana. Flavour was sweetish, with a yeasty edge, with more ripe fruits, a pinch of spice and gentle finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2015
at 13:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 15/9/2015. Slightly hazy gold, with a thin, white, head. Sweetish, vaguely spicy aroma with some stone fruits and a touch of leafy hops. Flavour had some earthy cereal malts, more fruit and a pleasantly bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2015
at 12:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Corks of Cotham, Bristol. Near black in colour, with a thin, beige, head. Sweet milk chocolate fudge aroma with a touch of roastiness. Flavour had a touch more sweetness upfront, before some bitter chocolate, coffee and a dryish, boozy, finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 12:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Pigs Ear 2014 - London. Pours clear yellow with a white cream head. The nose holds light lemon, straw and pale grains. Light sweet flavor with mellow bitter hay, faint resin, straw, grain. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet to finish with further grains, pale bread. Fine. Pretty standard.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2015
at 15:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2014 - London. Pours clear amber-brown with a foamy top. The nose holds toasted malts and dried fruits. Light sweet flavour with leathery fruits, berries, modest earthy bitterness. Light in body with fine carbonation. Moderate sweetness to finish with light earth continuing, some more dried and leathery fruits, too. Not bad. Basic bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2015
at 18:32