7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Delectably dark brown, almost impenetrable, with a loose ring of tan head. Despite the chocolate orange description, I get mostly liquorice from the initial aroma. I also get chestnut, toasted malt, and the tiniest touch of chocolate. The taste has more citrus, with bitter orange peel balancing the sweetness of the malt. Light bitter chocolate and some sourness in the finish. Light body. A lovely little cask stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2017
at 12:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark brown with creamy head. Aroma and flavour have some sweet dark malts and liquorice.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 04:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Jolly Brewer, Lincoln. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma has malty caramel and light fruit. Taste light sweet. Heavy body with big evident alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2017
at 08:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Prince of Wale Beer Fest, Farnbough. Vague malty aroma. Dark black, let down by the sparse off-white head. Light bitterness, more so in the finish. Creamy. Dark coffee. Enjoyable palate but otherwise somewhat bland.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2016
at 16:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Forever Bury Beer Festival 2016. Extremely dark ale. Has dark malts with hints of roasted as well, but its hoppy influence is just about dominant, with a mild fruitiness evident from it.
Tried
on 23 May 2016
at 02:46
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask @ The Armoury, Shrewsbury. Pours ruby brown, minimal off-white head. Aroma is rich treacle, dark fruits. Taste is warm with caramel and cough medicine. Really quite an unpleasant beer. Also loses a few marks for the pumpclip design.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2016
at 13:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tried at the Cardinals Hat, Lincoln Very Deep almost black with a cream coloured head. Fruity citrus aroma, taste is light sweet.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2016
at 14:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at dad’s, Kilburn, Derby, Thursday, 18th February 2016 cheers dad Pours black with filmy head, quite smooth and roasty. Some hops show, bitterness also comes through, enjoyable, it’s a bit thin. Fine. A7 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2016
at 15:58
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Very pale yellow colour with thin head. Starts out as a fairly simple blond ale but the flavour delivers a touch of smokey meat.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2016
at 19:46
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Front Row Respect ].Clear medium orange color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, caramel, earthy notes. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20141010]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2016
at 17:29