3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On draught at The Wenlock Arms. Almost black with a tiny little head. Faint earthy aroma. Earthy flavours, chocolate hitting in towards the finish. Light-bodied, a bit watery. Dry mouthfeel. Strangely likeable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@EBF 2008. Dark brown with a slight haze. Low tan head. Dry choco aroma. A scent of roast and coffee. Taste appears sweeter, light malty with chocolate and cocoa. Fruity tones. Chalky mouthfeel. Quite filling for a 4.3% beer. Dry choco finish. Nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@25th Burton Summer Beer Festival, 2007. Black beer with a light head. The aroma is roasted and the flavour is lightly roasted and dry. Overall a nice beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at ’Spoons, Milton Keynes in Wetherspoons BF ’08. Very dark brown with a small beige head. Ashy coal cellar aroma with old car leather seat. Gentle smokey taste. Some sweetness. Hint of dryness. Nothing startling.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ EBF 2008. Dark, reddish body, almost black with a thin off/white head. Aroma of roasted malt and lots of chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, some chocolate and dry fruit. A bit thin body, but after all quite refreshing and tasty. Not bad at all.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] Pitch black with a tawny hue and a thin tan head that laces the glass well. Malted milk aroma; caramel and milky coffee flavours to start; smooth and silky in the mouth; then developing contrasting bitter and sweet chocolate flavours towards the end. An excellent example of what a stout should be; a world away from spuer-chilled nitro-keg mass-produced alternatives.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at EBF 2008. Dark brown colour with a small beige head. Aroma and taste of mildly roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Light bodied.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very good beer, porbably my favorite so fa rin the festival. It really does taste like Chocolate. NOt sweet but like real Chocolate. This is quallity. I find this beer the best around in the sort of Stouts.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Penderels Oak, Holborn 15 Nov 08. Black colored. An OK lasting light brown creamy head. Aroma of coffee & chocolate. Mild flavor – not offensive, but roasted malt dominates. Dry aftertaste of coffee.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Chocolatey, a bit thin, but nice chocolately brew. A touch sour. Not superbly rounded.
|
