3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask at the Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Coffee and cough mixture, dry finish - a good and very tasty stout.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 5, 2012 Solid black and a light red tint with a lasting tan head. Smell of roast and light berries with chocolate. Medium thin frothy body. Watery sour bitter with a coffee ash finish. Its a great but a little watery.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at SIBA festival. Black with a light tan head. Aroma of oats, gingersnaps and toffee. In the mouth it's like fresh oatcakes, a little ginger, burnt sugar and a pleasant light bitter finish. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned at Fleetwood Beer Fest ’12. Black with cream head. Full and fruity stout with a sweetish, grainy background. There is a light coffee note that drifts in giving some bitterness. A good decent beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Black with a firm beige foam. Aromas are earthy roast malts with caramel and liquorice. Peppery and lightly nutty with vinous notes. Flavours are sweet caramel, chocolate and oats with earthy notes. Dark chocolate, fruity, nutty bitterness with a peppery, dry finish. Good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Cartmel Village Shop - Pours ruby black, with a beige foamy head. Aroma is roasted with some chocolate, malty notes. Taste is really nice balance of coffee and chocolate with a very smooth finish. Good stout.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask. A deep red beer with no head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and roasted malt, leading to a bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
cask at NWAF ... black ... thin tanhead ... soft toffee malts nose ... big dark fruit front ... litttle thin in body ... soft light charcoal roast malts ... little dull
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, brewpub. Dark brown with a thin head. Oaty, milk chocolatey aroma is pretty appetizing. Chocolate palate with mellow nutty coffee notes. Slightly acidity at the back cuts what is otherwise a creamy mouthfeel.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Black Bull, Coniston. Opaque brown with thick tan head. Nice coal and cocoa aroma. Smooth, easy, thin, and watery. Is too thin, and reminds me of a Guinness. Just a smack of dry powdered coal, carob, and cocoa. Disappointing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask. The Black Bull Inn, Coniston. Medium off-white head, dark ruby-black body. Aroma of roastiness, nuts, chocolate with a hoppy bite. Bitter. Full-bodied, with a long bitter finish.
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