3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of toffee towards licorice. Sweet licorice roasted malt flavour with a charcoal touch in the finish
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught: Very dark brown color. Frothy off-white head. Light malty and light roasty aroma. Flavor is light sweet malty and a bit roasty. Notes of smoke in the end.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle at 4.5%. Pours a very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is yeasty coffee. Taste is mild coffee, tasty but faint. A little flat but full.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pretty inky looking and a little bit flat. A little bit of liquorice and chocolate on the nose. Soft, slightly fruity and slightly liquoricey character. Only a tiny bit of roast bitterness late, overall fairly mellow.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Bierhaus in Cork. Pitch black, opaque, looks nearly flat when poured, is a real ale, and the suds indicate there is healthy carbo. Smells of ink and coal. Good palate, medium body. Not a huge depth of flavor. Very dry with charcoal and mellow coffee. Decent but unexciting.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled, from The Drink Store, Dublin. Near black, no head - almost flat. Aroma of figs bread and coffee. Mid sweet with well rounded mouthfee. Flavour of chocolate, tobacco and plums. Medium bitterness. Mild and pleasant.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A good stout. Black with lasting tan head. Full bodied and smooth. Tasted of roasted malts with coffee, caramel and chocolate notes. Nice bitter finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle, bought at the brewery. Clear deep brown/black colour, small head. Caramel, roasted malts, cocoa powder and coffee dominate the flavour. Low carbination.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled at the Rake, 31 July 2009. Very dark. Dry and chocolaty. There is a hint of smoke but it is very subtle. Lots of burnt malt. Decent balance. Mouthfeel is a touch light for a stout but, overall, pretty tasty and enjoyable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma had roasted malt, caramel and hints of chocolate. Flavour like wise. Finished sweet.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500m; bottle conditioned. Poured a very dark brown/black with only a small off white head. Liqourice & treacle in the mouth with a background bitterness. Quite acceptable.
|
