3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
11th September 2009
Cask at Chapel Beer Festival. Clear very dark brown beer. Semi dry palate. Low carbonation. Dark malt, lightly toasted and with a trace of smoke. Porter like tangy dark fruits and quite a bitter hop finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, Leicester Fest 10. Dark brown with a bubbly foam. Aromas are roast malts with caramel and chocolate. Also has some wheat notes. Flavours are dark chocolate and coffee with some nuttiness. Peppery and dry with a yeasty finish. Some hints of citrus. Decent.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester. A dark nut-brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of sweet and roasted malt as well as nuts. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, roasted malt, and nuts, leading to a dry and very roasted finish. The mouthfeel is very smooth.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester M4. Pours a clear dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty coffee aroma. Roasted malty coffee and chocolate flavor with some bitter hoppy hints. Has a roasted malty coffee finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.
Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090124]
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Leicester 09. Decapitated mahogany. Smells like dog. Half decent prune and wholemeal beyond; smoke and cocoa hints. Raw and unfinished.
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