3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned @ Star Inn, Bath. Liquorice, dried fruits and brambly hops in this tangy slightly bitter porter (as I wrote in my notes).
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2010. Grain sack. Doughy hessian. Warm and soft. Better than I make it sound.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2010. Recommended to me. Black, ruby edges, lasting dark beige head. Roasted aroma. Good in mouth, lovely choc. Good roast on swallow and finish. Satisfying.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask handpull, The Star, Bath. Seriously pitch with a thick tan head. Cocoa, Black Forest, toast and oily hop aroma. Sweet but balanced with drinking chocolate, Xmas pud, deep background roast. Full and generous. Burnt silk. Very impressive.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Southampton Arms, Gospel Oaks, London. Almost black, small head. Roasted malts aroma. More complex in the mouth - chocolate, fruit and hints of coffee. Nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask - White Cliffs Festival 2010, Dover. Quite a dark brown coloured beer with lighter edges and a fine off-white/beige head. Predominant notes of roasted malt with touches of raisin and prune. A coffee darkness on the palate with liquorice, roasted malt and chocolate. Has a yeasty, musty sort of edge that makes it a bit muddy. Soft on the tongue with light carbonation and a lingering dark chocolate, liquorice edge to the finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Star, Bath, April 2006. I’d say this is more like a porter than a stout. Vary dark red colour with no head whatsoever. Distinctly woody and vinous on the nose and finish. Lots of licorice and sharp fruit to go with the roast malt on the palate. Dry and fairly hoppy (for a stout). Light mouthfeel - certainly not a smooth, velvety stout. Atypical it might be, but I enjoyed this one. Drinking it in a classic pub may have helped enhance the experience.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask Stillage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham 29/03/2003
Dark red in appearance with some degree of richness. Poured quite lively. Chocolate roast in the finish.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Cask conditioned) Deep red, quite clear - not as black as most porters. Mild aroma, almost nonexistent. Slightly sweet flavor, but dry finish. Quite bitter. Medium-bodied palate. Ok, but won't remember this experience very long.
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