7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Carrington’s, Chorlton [071214]
Black, tan head, slight lacing
Aroma of dark malts, soft liquorice, star anise is noticeable, bit of a strange medicinal note, slight orange, unusual
Taste of soft roasted malts, dark malts, dark bitter chocolate, nice mellow roast, star anise less noticeable than on the nose (which is good), rich flavour for 5%, tasty
Palate - soft carb, medium body, smooth texture, soft sweet, good mouthfeel. Finish as main flavour, lingering smooth dark malts with dark chocolate
Overall - The star anise makes it a bit strange but it works. I liked it.
Black, tan head, slight lacing
Aroma of dark malts, soft liquorice, star anise is noticeable, bit of a strange medicinal note, slight orange, unusual
Taste of soft roasted malts, dark malts, dark bitter chocolate, nice mellow roast, star anise less noticeable than on the nose (which is good), rich flavour for 5%, tasty
Palate - soft carb, medium body, smooth texture, soft sweet, good mouthfeel. Finish as main flavour, lingering smooth dark malts with dark chocolate
Overall - The star anise makes it a bit strange but it works. I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2014
at 14:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Carrington’s, Chorlton [251114]
Dark amber, slight haze, thin head, no lacing
Aroma of citrus, sweet fruity malts, bit grassy, dull orange, dab of soft sweet tinned grapefruit, bit tangy jam fruits
Taste of soft caramel malts, soft tinned grapefruit, dull orange, some tangy fruits, bit of an odd flavour in there, but OK
Palate - Very soft carb, tad flat, medium bopdy, quite sweet, quite bitter. Finisf of fruity malts, more bitter in the afters
Overall - Not sure, OK, bottle seems a bit iffy though. Average.
Dark amber, slight haze, thin head, no lacing
Aroma of citrus, sweet fruity malts, bit grassy, dull orange, dab of soft sweet tinned grapefruit, bit tangy jam fruits
Taste of soft caramel malts, soft tinned grapefruit, dull orange, some tangy fruits, bit of an odd flavour in there, but OK
Palate - Very soft carb, tad flat, medium bopdy, quite sweet, quite bitter. Finisf of fruity malts, more bitter in the afters
Overall - Not sure, OK, bottle seems a bit iffy though. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2014
at 15:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the 19th Egham Beer Festival. Amber with a loose cream head; woody pineapple aroma; rich, syrupy body with some pineapple fruit; and a satisfying caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2014
at 13:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Sold as IPA Hop Haze. Yellow hazy appearance. Aroma and flavour have sweet peas and skunky hop. Light citrus. Very smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2014
at 11:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity dispense at Oxford Beer Festival, Oxford Town Hall, Thursday 16th October 2014 me and Loz in the company of Grace & Ian I asked for the E.P.A. I got the stout, the clueless person serving me then repeated this trick when I ordered the E.P.A. beer for friends, despite me reminding him that this time could he make sure he’d got the pale ale. This was an interesting stout, toothpaste on nose and minty toothpaste in mouth combining with a little coffee, but also quite hoppy. Quite interesting. A6 A4 T6 P4 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2014
at 07:15