3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Highcross, Leicester. Near black with red tints and a coffee foam. Aromas are coffee and cream with nutty notes and spices. Mellow blackberry with dark chocolate and earthy, woody notes. Flavours are dry, earthy and roasted malts with light sweet winter fruit. Grapefruit and dark chocolate bitterness to finish with peppery alcohol. Similar to Profanity Stout, which is also good.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Almost a completely nutty complexion, and a stout which is full of flavour.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
5th October 2011
Crosse Keys Spoons. Clear brown beer. Residual tan head. Light dry palate. Okay semi dark malts. Dark toffee. Very mild roast. Plummy fruits underneath. Whisper of sulphur. Dry finish. Not bad, has some flavour.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
On cask at Wetherspoon Stansted. Masterpiece, amazing taste. Aromas of caramel, plum, nuts, and hints of smoke. Taste is sweet and bitter, with very long length. Palate is silky, and medium bodied. Dark brown, with a frothy head.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pint at the Old Manor in Bracknell. Black with a bubbly, creamy head. Chocolate dark malt, with a hint of spice. Some bitterness and a tart aftertaste. Hops come through after the malt. Quite a decent beer. Spiced and hoppy aroma.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask, The Francis Newton, Sheffield. Wetherspoon Ale Festival. Dense appearance, deep brown. Resin aroma, sweet then a long bitter finish. Slightly smokey with some caramel coming through.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask-conditioned at the Willow Walk (JDW) 14 October 2011. Dark brown with a tight tan head. Sweet, caramel, milk chocolate and berry fruit aroma. Flavour was also sweet with more chocolate, fruit and camp coffee with a gently bitter finish. Enjoyable.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Webb Ellis (JDW), Twickenham. Pours a deep dark mahogany with a lasting tight beige head. Light fruity aroma with hint of coffee and treacle toffee. Rich fruity flavour with plum, pepper, a touch of red wine, green hops, muscovado, and a hint of milk chocolate. Lovely stuff.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading] Strong milk chocolate clavour, but good quality milk chocolate. Greeen leafy hops show through. Very smooth and creamy. This grew on me, it’s definitely one of the better ones at the fest.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask - The Bell Hotel (JDW), Norwich. Poured a deep ruddy brown with a thick & creamy lasting beige head atop leaving a dense lace. Rich raisin and milky chocolate profile, touches of damson, slightly lactic. Some ashy bitterness in the finish on the tongue. Medium body, soft & creamy mouthfeel, short sweetish mild bitter finish. Didn’t seem anywhere near 6% in terms of ’drinkability’.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hand pulled cask at the Tickenham Inn (JDW) Ickenham. Almost black with a thick tan head. Intense flavours of coffee, tar/tobacco, dried fruits, astringent English hops and muscovado sugar. Surprisingly it works pretty well!
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