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Brewed by Barlow
Style: Stout
Dronfield, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 13   MEAN: 3.38/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
Dark and mysterious with strong roast and malty flavours, hopped for a well balanced bitter finish.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
FatPhil (6205) - Tallinn, - AUG 15, 2010
Cask (GBBF2010)
7 Very rich roasty aroma, some chocolate.
4 Black, small beige head.
7+ Full and roasty. On the sweeter side rather than the burnt side.
4 Soft palate, pleasant carbonation. Finish gently hoppy, but very roasty.
15 Delicious session stout.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fin (5749) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - AUG 22, 2011
Bottle that my dad brought along to a family party, near Pontadarwe, Wales 20.08.11 Pours black, soft in mouth, light roastiness, touch of sourness (but not in a bad way) tangy plum skins, some hops coming through. Never had anything from this brewery before but this weren’t bad. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ungstrup (23918) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JUL 17, 2011
Cask at GBBF 2010. A pitch black beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt as well as lighter notes of soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt, leading to a dry and roasted finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9895) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 21, 2011
Cask @ GBBF 2010. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel and weak chocolate aroma. Fruity roasted malty caramel and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JAN 30, 2011

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100804]

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Svesse (4389) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - SEP 11, 2010
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 4 Aug 2010) Dark brown colour, almost black, with foamy beige head. Roasted, malty nose with coffee, chocolate and dark fruit. Roasted, malty taste with notes of dark fruit, coffee, chocolate, liquorice and a roasted, ashy finish with a generous bitterness. Medium body, dry. Solid and tasty stout. Very nice.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - SEP 1, 2010
Cask Handpump at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 04/08/2010 Some roast aroma. Black a little rich on the palate fruity and hoppy with a hint of bitterness in a burnt roast finish.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
madmitch76 (6173) - , Essex, ENGLAND - AUG 28, 2010
5th August 2010. GBBF.
Cloudy dark brown beer with no head. No carbonation in the light dry palate. Rich malt - a little roasty and tangy. Finishes over dry.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
oh6gdx (16000) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 23, 2010
Cask@GBBF2010. Deep ambery brown colour, close to black, with not too much head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts and some dark fruityness. Flavour is roasted malts, liquorice, some coffee, caramel and wood as well.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
cgarvieuk (8636) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 9, 2010
cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ... deep black ... than lacing ... soft chocolate roast malt nose ... dry licorice ... roast chocolate ... nice but too licorice.


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