Scopey (25115) reviewed Porter - Bright from Wiper and True 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Three Tuns. It pours deep ruby with a medium beige head. The nose is full of berry, light jamminess, wood, roaste malt and burnt toast. The taste is bitter-sweet, pine, varnish, blackcurrant, bramble, jam, wood and leather with a dry, berry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Balanced and very drinkable. Really rather good.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Amber Ale Winter Rye from Wiper and True 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Beer Emporium. It pours hazy amber with a small beige head. The nose is orange, tangerine, mango, marmalade, brown bread, hay and barnyard. The taste is crisp, bitter, mandarin, orange peel, sherbet, brown bread, spice, wood and leather with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Tasty.
Downender (11275) reviewed Porter - In The Forest from Wiper and True 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Corks of Cotham. Dark brown with a small, off-white head. Big, dense coffee and plain chocolate aroma. Lighter flavours of coffee, roastiness and a touch of dark berries, before a hoppy kick and dryish finish. Some blackberry tartness turned up in the after-taste. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
13th November 2013
Tasting at Bruce’s Pad. Thanks to Paul. Almost opaque dark brown beer. Small bubbly tan head. Palate is light and crispy. Somewhat bitter piney hops reign over mellow dark malt. Touch of dark chocolate. Marmalde hop kicks in. Light dry finish. Good strong black ipa
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle picked up at Independent Spirit, Bath. It pours deep brown with a medium, bubbly beige head. The nose has a big pine needle character, as well as roasted malt, varnish and soap. The taste is roasted malt, toast, earth, cocoa, blackcurrant, pine needles, earth and a good deal of bitterness with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Its all about the pine needles! No great depth, but makes for a solid Black IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at my 5K tasting at Bruce’s pad, thanks to Paulo - the CDA finder general, 13/11/13. Dark mahogony brown with a decent light tan covering that dissipates to pondwork. Nose is earthy hops, pine, dank notes, bitter grapefruit, light cocoa. Taste comprises dank hops, earthy cocoa, jammy berry fruit, grapefruit, dark malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish with light roasty toasties and a lick of hop bitterness. Solid enough CDA in a middle draw stylee.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at Bruce’s in London - thanks to Paul for this whale. Pours dark brown with a frothy flesh tone head. Nose has toasted herbs, some pine, soft roast. Light sweet flavor with notes of chocolate, subtle roast, light bitter citrus rind, mild tangy dark malts. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Light sweet finish, a bit of toasty pine, mild earth, some dusty cocoa. So so.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol. Almost black in colour with a slight, off-white head. Tangerines, grapefruit and pine resin aroma, with some dense, plain chocolate. Flavour had plenty more fruit, some very solid malts with a prominent roasty edge, and a touch of chocolatey sweetness, before a dryish finish. An excellent take on the black IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On keg at Ashley Down brewery, Bristol 20/9/2013. Slightly hazy gold with a thin white head. Massive tropical fruit aroma with a hint of pine and some sweetness in the aroma. Flavour was also very fruity, with some balancing malts and a rasping dry finish. Great stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bouteille 50cl, BB 21-10-2013, Batch #1, thanks Cécile. Brune, col café au lait. Arôme est fruité avec ce bouquet distinct de mûres. Ce dernier est accompagné de note de levure qui au final couvre un peu le côté malté de la bière. Les malts dégagent des effluves oscillant entre grillé et caramel avec une pointe de chocolaté. Palais est malté grillé, pointe de fruits noir par l’ajout des mûres qui donne en fin de bouche un profil suret typique de ces fruits. Le tout passe très bien avec une belle balance malt/fruit et un houblonnage qui offre une brève amertume citronnée. Garde cependant une approche très anglaise de la bière, possible malts anglais - crystal, fini sec et poussiéreux relevé par le houblon. L’usage des mûres n’est pas intempestif et donne à la bière une belle dimension fruitée.