3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at NWAF, 2012. Black pour with a light tan head. Coffee, chocolate and licorice aroma. Heavy malt presence. Licorice and coffee flavour. Bitter-sweet dry roast finish. Tasty.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50cl Bottle Conditioned.6%. A month or so past best before date. Poured very flat, no head. Very dark coloured with a dry roast nose. Full of fruity flavour with roasted coffee and some chocolate notes and a strong hoppy finish. Quite dry. A nice, if different, take on the style.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUN 6, 2010 1. Cask Handpump at the Crown Inn, Stockport 24/03/2007
Rich and fruity aroma. Dark coloured strong in alcohol and a little rich on the palate. Fruity. Some dryness in a bitter lasting roast finish. ABV 6.0%
2. Cask Stillage at the Roundhouse, Barrow Hill 22/05/2010
Some roast aroma. Dark coloured a little rich on the palate and strong in alcohol with a hint of dryness and bitterness in a roast finish. ABV 6.0%
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate:
Cask at the Crown Inn, Stockport. Glorious black looks with a thick creamy tan head. Roasty yet hoppy nose with some berries. More of the same in the flavour with plenty of milk chocolate and ground coffee. Hoppy finish gives it a nice balance. Interesting stout.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Gravity fed half pint at the London Drinker Beer Festival, black with a bubbly beige head. A strong blackcurrant presence in the lightly roasted and hopped aroma. The blackcurrant is mroe subtle in the flavour, which is quite sweet. Hop and roasted presence ismore notable in the finish. A very different stout, but it works.
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