3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gravity, Peterborough Beer Festival 2006. Black with a short head. Malty scent with some lemon. Quite thick. In the mouth, a subtle hint of coffee, roasted hop and chocolate, but nothing much there.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of bitter, burnt malts and a little smoke. Flavour is dry and woody at first with bittersweet malt, cocoa and coffee coming through too.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol May 2012. Jet black with a slight tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate and black coffee. Mouth feel was a bit thin, with more chocolate, a touch of berry sweetness and dryish finish. Ok.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
First tasted this in The Three Judges, Glasgow in October 2006. Cask, handpump dispense. Dull black in colour with a thin buff head. Slight mocha coffee note in the long aroma. Smooth creamy mouthfeel and good lacing. Dark malts give a strong roasted grain note which then fades to give strong black coffee, bitter chocolate and burnt toast. No sign of fruit or caramel notes in this. Not too dry in the short bitter aftertaste but a liquorice note creeps in at the finish. Not as complex in range of flavours as some of the other 4.6% stouts that are out there.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A - roasted coffee and chocolate
A - dark with lasting head
T - slight sweet and bitter
P - full and soft
O - o.k.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Harlequin, Sheffield 17/08/2007
Roast aroma. Small white head. Dark red coloured and smooth on the palate with a crisp and slightly dry roast finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
2003 Solihull beer festival. Dark reddish-brown with thin off-white head. Coffee, roast, and sweet malt aroma and flavour notes. Malt heavy, with very mild bitterness.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - Merchants Inn, Rugby. A black beer with off-white wisps of head and lace. The aroma is heavy on the coffee with roasty malts and a bit of smoke. Same in the taste. Quite sweet/smoky. Decent.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask in 3 Judges. Aroma is roasty black malt, hints of sweet chocolate but not enough to make it great. Taste is quite thin, again the roastyness is the main character, but a sweetness is tryign to come though.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 30, 2007 At the brewtap, and back home from a flagon of takeout. Nose of charcoal, lurking earthy hops, slight beefiness. Inky pitch measure with a tan collar. Glugging, thick and creamy. Satisfying, well-attenuated stout with deep black chocolate and vague lactic touches, especially fresh from the barrel. Smoke, hops, chocolate, toffee. Very nice.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear reddish to prune colour. Fine nitro-like head. Red liquorice and coffee nose make for a rather weird and sugary blend. The cherry undertones afterwards appear fitting in this would be stout. Smooth and creamy body. In the end, the softness of the roast and general lightness paired with the accentuated fruits make it feel more like a mild.
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