 DruncanVeasey (1814), No. 46, Leicestershire, Belgium
May 4, 2008
The Green Man, Long Itchington ’08. Blackish with ruby tints and a tan halo. Coffee immediately apparent, smooth milky choc, a hint of peppery fruit. Simple and good. Wish I’d taken more notice, was convinced I’d had it before. BOTF?
Doppelganger (1214), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Jul 29, 2008 Gravity, ’08 Merton Summer Festival. Dark brown, tan head. Dark wet swamy soil aroma, cinnamon, chocolate. Burned sugar and rum flavor, a bit of coffee and buckwheat honey. Light body, sweet.
Fin (2451), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Jul 21, 2008 <i> <b> Cask, gravity dispense at Merton Summer Beer Festival July 18th and 19th 2008 </i> </b> V dark brown with off white head. Aroma was all coffee for me not that strong but I got little else. Taste was roasty and coffee, some fruitiness, but if truth be told I thought and had hoped it would be better than this, although in its defence it was quite late on Saturday when I got to sample this and I was tired and just wanted me bed.
imdownthepub (4247), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Jul 21, 2008 Cask conditioned at Merton Summer B.F ’08. Black with cream head. Quite sweet for a Porter, some coffee notes, but an overwhelming flavour of Pontefract Cake. Liquorice and touches of chocolate. It’s ok.
wyzzywyz22 (453), Wirral, Merseyside, England
Mar 12, 2008 Cask, Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield.
Dark and rich with strong Coffee aroma very much to the fore. Good not great.
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