7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2026
at 09:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2026
at 20:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
6/2/2026. Cask at the 16th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Rssex rating #550. Aroma is chocolate, oaty, roasted, oysters, touch peaty. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2026
at 13:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Colchester Winter ale festival 2026, Colchester, Essex. A black coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, vague oyster taste and aroma. Not a particularly memorable stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2026
at 11:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2025
at 09:34
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
30/5/2025. Cask at the 38th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Stewy fruity sweaty aroma. Tasted better but not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2025
at 12:56
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2025
at 12:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from a trade with Grumbo, thanks! Aroma is soft roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, hint of smoke, bit earthy, touch of fruits with some fishy notes of oysters. Flavour is moderate sweet and slightly salty with some bitterness in the finish. Body is light to medium. Curious flavour, not a beer I’d like to drink a keg of, but not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity cask at Clacton-on-Sea CAMRA Beer Festival 2024. Pours jet black with tan foam. Aroma: rich roast, chocolate, cocoa. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter. Smooth on the palate, light to medium body. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2024
at 12:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle - Pours a dark brown colour with a small thin tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, burnt toast and coffee notes. A light sweet roasted taste, roasted malts, bitter chocolate and coffee grounds with a drying bitter roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2022
at 17:33