3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Stillage from the Cellar at the Prince Of Wales, Foxfield 12/03/2011
Fruity aroma. Dark coloured and a little rich on the palate with some spicy liquorice flavour. A hint of dryness in a bitter roast finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned gravity dispense Northants Beer Festival 2011. A dark dark brown coloured beer with barely any head. Quite sweet in the nose with caramel notes. Licorice and chocolate in the mouth. Sweet fruits. Caramel. A decent porter.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival, 30 April 2009. Dark brown with a ruby tinge. Something unusual here that I can’t quite identify. Ah - D&B stands for dandelion & burdock, that’ll explain it. It’s quite restrained but definitely there. Also berry fruit on the palate but finishes dry and slightly ashy. I can’t stand dandelion & burdock so, even if the influence is subtle and the beer competently made, I can’t say I found it particularly appealing.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Courthouse, Dudley. Pours dark brown with a deep ruby hue and a small head. Aroma was bitter coffee. Had a coffee start and a milk chocolate finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Thisis now my nearest brewery and this is my first experiece of one of their beers. Light brown with some maltiness and a medium body. Quite powerful for its strength and rather distinctive. Hope all their other beers are as pleasant as this one. Well bottled as well.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask gravity at Reading BF 09. Very very dark brown. Quite lasting beige head. Vinous dark fruity aroma. A little rubbery maybe. Good blackberry blackcurrant fruit throughout. A bit of tar, but I like the cab sauv qualities.
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