3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20Sampled bottle at GBF 2012.
Very dark reddish brown with a beige head.
Aroma: hoppy with grapefruit, roast and toffee.
Taste: hoppy, grapefruit, chocolate, toffee, roast, medium bitter.
Medium-bodied.
Another nice one from Buxton.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
(cask) pours a clear dark ruby colour with a frothy beige head. aroma of toasted grain and grass, quite husky, with a hint of milk chocolate. flavour is mostly the same, quite toasted and grainy, with a hint of liquorice, burnt coffee beans and a slightly tart roasted-bitter finish. light-bodied with soft carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Rehills, Newcastle. A brown-black beer that pours with a creamy white head. It has spicy red fruit, caramel, chocolate and coffee flavours, liquorice and grapefruit on the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
thin head that is not dense, rather big bubbles, no lacing. coffee coloured beer. smell of coffee, liquorice and bitter chocolate. bitter taste, toasted malt, coffee, liquorice and pure bitter chocolate. aftertaste is more of the same and continues quite long. thin mouthfeel and soft carbonation. bottle 50 cl @ baden baden
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Y.N.W.A Beershop, Kolding. Pours dark ruby amber with a small white head. Chocolate, roast, dried fruit and caramel. Smooth with a good roasted bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at the Grove, Huddersfield March 2013. pours deep red/brown, almost black, small head, low to average carbonation, caramel & chocolate malts with piney, citrus and coffee notes, a little bitterness with a slightly oily palate. Nice
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a large head. Aroma is piney grapefruit hops and chocolate. Taste has coffee and grapefruit to start. Bitter coffee and chocolate finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with white head, roast malt aroma, coffee taste, roasted malts dried fruits a bit of smoke.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On gravity at Bristol Beer Festival 14/3/2013. Near back in colour, with hints of red and a slight, off-white head. Decent roast malts, citrus hops and dark fruits with a decent, dry finish. Good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, bought @ YNWA, Kolding. Pours deep clear red, small, staying, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has chocolate, cocoa, light roasted, nuts. Low carbonation, light and dry mouthfeel. Flavour has firm roasted malts, chocolate, piney hops, citrus. Fine bitter finish. Good.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, Chester Beer & Wine. Nigh on black pour with a restrained tan head. Aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and hop. Flavour was along similar lines and did it well. The hop injection was most welcome and this is more quality produce from Buxton.
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