3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear dark brown black color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, smoke - peat, licorice - soy sauce. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, licurice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100917]
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and chocolate. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt and chocolate, leading to a dry and roasted finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a cloudy black with a vague tint of orange and a small beige head. Hard roast nose with a whiff of smoke. Solid body, hard roast malt. Very malt bitter finish. 170910
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small chocolate brown head. Aroma is fruity, hoppy and dark roasted malt. Dark malty, fruity and slight chemical. Dark malty and fruity finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. More or less pitch black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, some slight sour wooden notes. Flavour is slightly acidic wood, some mild liquorice, coffee and mild medicinal sweetness in the finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled, from the brewpub. Black, minimal head. Rich coffee aroma. Dry wih medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Leather and coffee - lots of coffee. Salty finish. I like the concentrated heavily roasty coffee flavours.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Papsø.
Black coloured with a small beige head.
Fruity and roasted aroma of caramel and dark chocolate.
Fruity and light roasted flavour of berries and dark chococlate.
Roasted finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle @ King William IV, London. RBESG 2011. Quaffed from the bottle. Black. Ashy, chocolate, roast and vanilla. Fruity tartness. Quite ashy. Smooth. Ok
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull at William IV Leyton. Very deep ruby colour lasting tan head. Quite hoppy aroma for a stout. Sherbert in mouth and some choc. The most un stout like stout I have ever had. Almost a black ipa. Settles down a bit but still too hoppy for the beer. Quite thin in mouth. Not what I was expecting at all. Odd
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled 500ml (BB 12/2012)
Dark, opaque brown color, small beige head. Slightly sour, roasted malty aroma. Medium-bodied. Slightly tart, coffee beans, toasted maltyness. Some chocolate. Feels a bit aged.
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