3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Keg Old Fountain London. A black beer with a whitish head and lacing. A good roasty aroma with coffee. The coffee is prevalent in the mouth too. A nice and smooth roasty porter with good carbonation even on keg. A bit of veg as you might expect too. Decent and very tasty.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, mild roasted notes and also some rather nutty notes. Flavour is roasted malts, caramel, some nuttyness along with mild floral hops and some slight ashyness.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
cask at reading ... dark malts ... soft roast ... light chocolate roast ... dark roast ... light charcoal roast ... big roast ... deep malts ... great ... simple deep dark roast
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask at Reading BF] Dark brown-black, moderate beige head. Lots of chocolate with black coffee, then a little smoke in the moderately bitter finish. Good porter. c10
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned Reading BF 2012. Black beer with lasting tan head. Very chocolatey. Thats a pretty good choc dry beer. Good beer
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Cask at Southampton Arms, Kentish Town, London, 19 April 2012) Very dark brown colour, almost black, with brief beige head. Roasted, malty nose with coffee, dried fruit and dark rye bread. Roasted, malty taste with notes of coffee, chocolate, dark rye bread, raisins, prunes and a generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Solid and well made. Excellent porter.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 14, 2012 Cask gravity, Leicester BF, 09/03/12. Glossy pitch, subsiding tan head. Raisiny dark chocolate, dappled with espresso aroma. Quite outstanding flavour; dark dried fruits, milky mocha, deep confectionery chocolate, plummy streaks. Deep malts. Finally burnt; cigar linger with cocoa powder. Rounded, satisfying stout not shy on the flavour front. Didn’t like the wheat but this is different league. Deep and layered. Up there with the Oakham: a contender for Beer of The Festival.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Grape and Grain, Crystal Palace. Black pour with a tan head. Coffee, milk chocolate and vanilla aroma. Coffee and chocolate flavour. Dry roast on the palate. Sweet malty finish. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Southampton Arms. Dark brown with a golden head. Aroma is very roasty, bit of dark chocolate and lots of grain and a touch of smoke. Taste is slightly bitter, bit of coffee, bit dairy. Some roast malt too and a little bit of spice. Very grainy taste. Pretty nice!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
1st February 2012
On tap at the Rake. Opaque dark brown beer with a small bubbly tan head. Smooth, almost silky palate, semi dry. Creamy dark malt with a trace of licorice come chicory. Very subtle red fruits underneath. Semi dry finish with mild bitter linger. Decent porter.
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