3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Black with a cream foam. Aromas are earthy peat with coffee and chocolate. Woody and peppery with burnt toast. Flavours are roast coffee with fruity dark chocolate bitterness. Some oiliness with sweet toffee and liquorice. Hints of tart citrus and dry on the finish. Solid and robust.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in April 2012. Gravity dispense. Ruby black in colour with a loose buff head. Strong roast coffee bean in the long, lingering aroma. Thin oily mouthfeel and poor lacing. Dark malts give a rich coffee flavour with plain chocolate and black treacle also evident. Slight earthy hops noted in the short bitter aftertaste. Dry notes intensify in the finish with chicory and liquorice flavours coming through. A decent session porter and well recommended.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On cask at The Paisley Beer Festival. Pours a dark brown colour with a fair beige head. A lovely aroma of chocolate, alcohol and caramel. Similar flavours with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. A nice dark cooking chocolate and roasty malt linger.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask at paisley ... dark black ... thin tan head ... dark dry molasis nose ... sweet roast ... molasis and licorice ... ok but no depth or complexity
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned handpump Salmon Leicester. A black beer with a lasting whitish head and lacing. A veggy smoky malty porter. Initial roastiness dissipates. A bit of licorice. Lots of flavour. Pretty good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S3 8AT.
Clear dark red brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, oyster stout alike (maybe a bit salty) smoke notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111020]
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