4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
cask at cloisters ... deep red brown ... nice small tan hhead ... soft toffee nose ... soft roast .... little burntness but not charcoal ... good depth ... light hoppy backbone.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at Teviot. Black pour, no head. Think there might be something wrong with this... massive liquorice, tart berries in the nose. Dry liquorice front, hint of oatmeal, berry flavours and just a hint of piney hops. Meh.... further down the bottle, actually this is pretty horrible. Cidery. Massive liquorice, mould flavours even. This is not ok.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask by handpump at Callum’s Bar, Johnstone (25 Feb 12) - roasted malt and oatmeal aroma, clear black with a good tan head, oatmeal flavour and sweet, fractionally too cold, very smooth, nice
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask - The Trafford Arms, Norwich. Small but mostly lasting bubbly beige to light tan head; deep opaque brown body with ruddy hues. Some dry toasted bread on the aroma. General profile of lightly tangy berries, yeast and touches of liquorice. A delicate fruit skin bitterness. Light to medium body, soft mouthfeel, lingering tang.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Meadows Wines. Pours a dark ruby colour with a fair light tan head. Aroma of apple, caramel, toffee and yeast. Similar flavours, just a little thin, with mild carbonation and a fair CO2 prickle.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Dark muddy brown to black with a fine off-white head that sticks around for the duration. Malty chocolate with some soft juicy roast. Great consistency. Foamy and satisfying. Preety good all round.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
17 June 2011, tap at SRAF. really dark brown/ruby colour, clear, no bubbles or head. really nice nose. lightly toasted oatmeal, light alcohol and sweet malt toastiness. thin body and faintly fizzy. softly stouty. some dried twigs, faint roasted coffee. very nice stout.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at The Congress, Longton, Staffs. It was certainly different if it was supposed to be a stout. More of a darker bitter with smoky aftertones. A pleasant ale but certainly not a stout as I know them.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle from Arran Brewery. Sour grassy malt aroma & flavour. Dark brown, almost black colour with minimal head. Watery texture. Not good.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.
Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, toffee, shoe polish notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100429]
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