6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Foamy tan head left a creamy cover on a reddish brown still body. Red berry & peppery aroma. Medium bodied, smooth over the tongue with a tingle on the back. Malt, jam, berries, confectionery, light roasted & nutty tastes. Very tasty.
Tried
on 06 May 2020
at 20:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance is mahogany, with a 1-finger thick beige head. Aroma is malt, toffee, caramel, fruitcake, berry fruit hints, woody malt. Taste is very malty, nutty, woody notes, bitter hop undertones, traces of vanilla sweetness, dark fruit, more malt, fruitcake. A good bitter.
Tried
on 02 May 2020
at 15:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Third by cask on the 2nd day of GBBF Winter 2020, Sonnet Bar. Shared with Finn. Misty ruby-reddish body, bubbles on the top, scattered lacing. Dark malt-driven aromas with hints of berry-fruits. Stewed dark fruity flavours with earthy, mid-sweet malts. Prolonged sweet ending. Okay in smaller amounts. (Birmingham 05.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2020
at 09:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the Blue Boar as part of their 2020 Night and Day Festival. Dark inidgo/black with a tiny ring of khaki/tan head. Blackberry, cooking chocolate and yeast extract notes are dominated by liquorice in the muted aroma. Sweet taste with an earthy bitterness at the finish, full of tar liquorice, charred wood, more blackberry and some prune. Thick, oily body with very little carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2020
at 18:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the bow bar. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, toffee, light fruit, taste is similar, prickly.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2020
at 17:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can on the 1348 Kings Cross - Hull Paragon, thanks to The Wingmane, 20/02/20. Light black with a well presented tan cap. Nose is light roast, pine dusting, charr, red berries, brown bread. Taste comprises liquorice, dusty hops, pine needle, light spice, charred tones, roasted bite, dried fruit esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation spiked with leafy hop bitterness. Decent CDA.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2020
at 09:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared on the train to Hull. Thanks to Wingman. A hazed nutty brown red coloured pour with a beige tan head. Aroma is dirty pine, sappy hop, plastic, liquorice, hockey puck. Flavour is composed of woody pine, sap. Resinous hop, plastic liquorice, nutty malts. Big and bold. Palate is semi sweet, plastic, dirty resinous hop, highish carbonation. Good bold black ipa.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2020
at 15:46
7/10
Tried
on 20 Feb 2020
at 15:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours mid-dark brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and coffee. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 17:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is close to black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, hops, coffee and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 17:41