3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ The New Oxford, 11 Bexley Sq, Salford, Manchester, England M3 6DB.
Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark roasted, overripped raisin, soy sauce. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, soya - vinegar, licorice. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - syrupy and sticky, carbonation is flat. [20100121]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask. A black beer with no head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and soy sauce. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of roasted malt combined with medium notes of soy sauce, leading to a dry and bitter finish. Nice.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask. Pours an opaque black with a small beige head. Lightly tart and fruity nose with hard roasted or even burned malt accents. Quite full-bodied, hard roasted malt, dried fruit and then again an underlying slight fruity tartness. Some bitterness from the malts in the finish. 210110
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@GBBF2011. Pitch black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is liquorice, some roasted malts, dark fruits, mild nuttyness as well as some slight riped fruits. Flavour is dark fruits, roasted malts, some nutty notes as well as mild ashyness and some slight chocolaty notes. Quite bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at GBBF 2011.
Dark brown colorured with a small off-white head.
Roasted aroma of caramel, liquorice and dried fruits.
Roasted and fruity flavour of liquorice, dark chocolate and hops.
Roasted and hoppy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours black with a creamy head and lacings. Roast, fruit, ashes and espresso - complex and nice. Oily, slick and roasted. Some liquorice and a bit of warmth from alcohol. Smooth. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at GBBF 2011 - Tuesday. Black - offwhite head. High coffee, bitterness, nice hoppy, fruity, burned, berries, ok balance, nice smooth body.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
cask at NWAF ... deep black ... no head... big chococolate roast nose...sofft smooth cadburies chocolate much more bitter linger... little caramel... light charcoal ...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask handpull at Gbbf 2011. Black no head. Choc aroma touch of acidity. Fullish in mouth. Good severe porter. Good dryness. Decnet strong beer hides the alcohol well. Some ginger on the heat. Do I like it? Its good. Wolud drink it again. Good grainy dryness on finish
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Royal Oak, Twerton. Dark brown. Cask head. Sort of charred fruit stuff on the nose. Malty, light chocolate with hints of nuts. Only a hint of the strength. Nice brew, maybe with roasted bitterness in the finish.
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