8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Beermerchants.com. Pours black with a beige long lasting head. Very nice nose. Aromas of apples, chocolate, wood, spices, very vinous. Flavours of dark chocolate, toffee, caramel, baked apples, coffee, malts. Smoky, sweet mouthfeel. Finishes malty, fruity, slightly bitter with a gentle alcohol burn. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2010
at 08:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Clifton, Bristol 28/02/10. Chestnut coloured with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of nuts, earthy malts and dried fruit. Flavour was nutty, with a touch of accompanying sweetness, chocolate powder and a decent bitter finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2010
at 13:15
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from beermerchants.com. Amber-brown pour with a huge off white head that lasts for ages. Very nice, fruity aroma. Quite different to anything i’ve sampled recently. There’s definately some peaches, mangoes, strawberries, pineapple in there. A veritible fruit salad of a nose. Great lacing. Flavours of chocolate, caramel, citrus, summer fruits. Lots of tastes in there that shouldn’t work together but by jiminy they do! Friuty-hoppy mouthfeel. Finishes pleasantly hop heavy with a little sweetness. Very well balanced, well constructed Double IPA. Moor of this please! (sorry).
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2010
at 09:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 30/01/10. Dark brown with hints of red and a decent tan head. Aroma of chocolate, dried fruit and nuts. Flavour had more chocolate, with a rum edge and caramel that made me think of Thornton’s truffles, before some fruit cake and a decent bitter finish. Presumably related to Old Freddy Walker and very enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2010
at 10:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Ørsted Ølbar, Copenhagen. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty licorice aroma with some hints of chocolate. Has a sweetish roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Sweetish slightly roasted malty chocolate finish with some hints of licorice in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2010
at 04:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Ølbaren.Pitch black colour with creamy beige head.Aroma of dark chocolate and rosted coffee,nice smooth mouthfeels and creamy mild flavor of caramel.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2010
at 13:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Turf, 2008. Deep amber / reddish color. Dry earthy aroma with a bit of caramel. Like a very hoppy amber ale. Well balanced with fruit. Rather sweet, with caramel, earth, hops. Very well done.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2009
at 00:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Turf Tavern, a while back. Aroma of chocolate, caramel. Well roasted yet not burnt. Quite fruity and relatively sweet. Rich, strong, flavorful. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2009
at 00:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2010-08-21, bottle, 7.5% ABV, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Black color; small head. Chocolate brew, bit the light sourness that is usually associated to Old Ales; the aroma is mild; the flavor is just better; but tasted just after the Fusion it’s not as good.
2009-10-09, draught at Ørsted, Copenhagen, 7.3% ABV, 6-3-7-3-13=32
Black color. The body is weaker than the alcohol may suggest. There is some caramel and chocolate flavor, light residual sweetness, but also a yeast presence, both the aroma and flavor. Nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2009
at 15:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a dark golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty bitter hoppy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2009
at 23:55