3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Very dark brown with a small off white head. Faint milky coffee aroma. Quite a gentle ash and leather taste. Slight bitterness. Understated and quite enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask gravity at 7th Bexley BF. Very dark brown colour lasting thin beige head. Good choccy aroma even before i pick the glass up. Yes a good choccy simple beer. Some hop sting on finish. A modern dark mild done well. Some dryness. Tastes nice and fresh. Fine
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. Deep brown almost black with a ruby haze. Small tan head. Dusty cocoa, mild caramels, a bit of coal. It's surprisingly light given the colour, but also the finish is disappointingly non-existant. A light fizzle then gone.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned at Fleetwood Beer Fest ’12. Brown with no head. Thin, slightly washed out malty beer, little depth, there is a metallic edge to it. Some caramel, not that good on the day.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask - The Anderson - Fortrose. Light hoppy whiff. Mild body, fairly clear, minimal head. Medium taste, with definite hints of chocolate. Smooth finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, London. Near black. Coffee aroma. Mid sweet with light body, soft mouthfeel. Gentle coffee and caramel. Growing bitter finish. Nicely drinkable and very moreish!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@Pigs Ear Beer Festival 2011. Black colour, small beige head. Aroma is coffee, earth, roasted malts and some slight liquorice as well. Flavour is quite similar in a nice balance. Ends quite chocolaty and dark fruity.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Gravity cask at Pig’s Ear 2011, London. Pours dark brown with a large, bubbly, off-white foam head. Aroma holds some dry, dusty roast. Flavor is lightly sweet with an interesting bread character. Perhaps rye or some other grains. Faint roast, some dark sugars. Light bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Sweet finish, dark malts, whole grain bread, toasted malts. Very enjoyable and interesting mild.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
pours a really deep brown with red hue. almost all black!
tight tan head.
mild hoppy aroma backed with good roast chocolate. upfront flavour of hops with hints of strawberry and peach! a good roasted liquerice and chocolate follow through with a pleasant bitterness and soft carbonation.
very drinkable. almost a black IPA.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Delicious roasted chocolate nose. Dark red in colour. Smooth and rich body. Dark chocolate, cinemon with a roast finish. Medium sweetness. Coffee and some nut. Creamy medium body
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ the harp. Pours a dark brown, with a small beige head. Quite roasty, toffee, light pine, cinnamon and a bitterness that doesnt linger. Finishes quite malty and an average mouthfeel. While good, i feel it doesnt show off the true power of new zealand hops
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