4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Brew Wharf. Pitch black with a loose tan head - looking the perfect stout; aroma of deeply roasted malts and burnt sugar; surprisingly full bodied and very moreish; milky to start with some sweet berry fruits and coffee, then a forceful dry bitterness to finish with coffee grounds and burnt treacle. An excellent idea - shame that this costs the same as a 6% brew though.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@Brew Wharf, London. Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, some berries, raisins and mild chocolaty notes. Flavour is chocolate, berries, some toasted notes as well as mild smoked wet wood. Surprisingly bodied for being only 3.3%.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
RBESG Oct 2011. The Rake. Roasted dry notes in a light drinkable beer. Good. [3.1]
June, 2011. A Diddy Ride: Mes & Sim’s Wedding. Dark and rubbery with aged vanilla oak and some smoke. Some bittering hops to finish. Perhaps a bit too much going on - but plenty of interest. [2.5]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
RBESG August 2011, Brew Wharf. Black with a small off-white head. Mild roasted aroma with licorice, along with citrus hops. Dry licorice and roast malt flavour, with a good hop character. Very tasty beer, although with a bit of a homebrew feel.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Brew Wharf, London. During RBESG 11. Pours black with a small white head. Yeast, chocolate and ashes. A bit of tart fruit and roast. Smooth.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask - Pitcher at Brew Wharf - RBESG 2011. Black - offwhite head. Burned, har burned, carcoal, ok hoppy, nice bitterness, grassy, light citrus, dark chocolate, light smokey. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask - Brew Wharf, Borough, London. Cheers Ang! No real head on the pour; dark, deep brown body. Roasty, smoky aromas, some tobacco and a good dried fruit & hoppy juiciness. Dryer & roastier on the palate, hints of coffee, dark chocolate & smoke and a subtle, supple hoppiness coming through. Light to medium body, lingring dry bitter finish, light to medium carbonation, but predominantly soft leaving a gently smoky aftertaste. Rounded & flavourful for such a modest ABV beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Brew Wharf.
Black coloured with a small beige head.
Light roasted aroma of caramel and dark chocolate.
Light roasted flavour of caramel, peat and dark chocolate.
Roasted finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Brew Wharf, London.
Rated on 20110718.
Pours completely black with a small head. Aroma is dark roasted malts, chocolate and dark berries. Flavor is roasted malts, some ash dry chocolate and dark berries. Palate is very dry with ash and bitter finish. Pleasant.
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and roasted breadish. Bitter, dry malty and crisp hoppy. Bitter and dry malty finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned handpump at Brew Wharf. Black colour with low head. Lovely nose - juniper, dark berries and noble hops. Really light bodied and very flavourful. Dark berries, juniper, little hops. Pretty low bitterness. Chocolate and coffee. Amazingly flavourful at such a low abv. Lingering dark malts. Excellently crafted.
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