7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours mostly clear, dark gold with a moderate, frothy white head. Ripe citrus on the nose, some wood, drying pine, lightly toasted bread. Light to medium sweet flavor, somewhat dry, with semi-sticky pine, some dry orange and grapefruit, sun-kissed grass, background bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly resinous finish with dry pine, faint earth, a bit of gritty yeast, toasted grass and light bread, some rindy citrus. A very pleasant APA, but it needs a bit more cohesiveness to take it to another level.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2013
at 15:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark red brown colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark chocolate, dusty chocolate, dark roasted. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, late finish is chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121208]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2013
at 07:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.Unclear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, resin, pine, hop oil, wood. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, earthy hops, sweet hops, sweet malt, finish is quit earthy, hop buttery notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121207]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2013
at 07:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml.Unclear medium orange colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, fruity, mango, oak - wood. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity, deep - dark orange - mango, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121206]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 08:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.Unclear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, smoke, moderate to heavy hoppy, hops, fruity hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, hoppy, caramel, spicy, smoked, peppery, spicy hops, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121204]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 08:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, strawberry notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120503]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2013
at 08:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, malty, sharp hops, toffee notes, plastic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120503]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2013
at 08:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Ravensbourne Arms, Lewisham. Black pour with a beige head. Burnt toast, coffee and chocolate nose. Smoke, raisin and dark chocolate flavour. Smooth. Classic stout experience.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2013
at 09:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a hazy amber with a thick white head. The aroma is strong hops with citrus notes. The flavour is medium to strong bitter, with some slightly sour grapefruit notes and a hint of pepper and dry hops on the palate. The bitterness lingers for quite a while in the aftertaste. A superb pale ale and extremely refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2013
at 08:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a dark mahogany colour with a very slight reddish hue. The tan head was quite frothy initially, but didn’t last for long. The aroma was unsurprisingly mainly of chocolate! When I bought this bottle, I must admit I was a little worried by the label, as it gave the impression that this beer was a chocolate lovers dream, but thankfully the chocolate was there in the flavour, but it wasn’t dominant in any way. I’ve had chocolate beers in Belgium before and they are uber sickly. This was perfect. The dry hoppy pepperness went well with subtle notes from the chocolate to deliver a superb and very tasty ale. Another classic from Wales!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2013
at 15:48