3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
keg at the at ... deep black ... thin tan lacing ... deep chocolate roast nose ... little cold and fizzy ... dark malt roast ... chocolate
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at evening star
Very dark brown with roasted barley nose. Full bodied, complex coffee and chocolate flavour with complex toasty finish, no sign of booze. Lovely complex porter, slight sourness and licorice in finish. Hope they bottle it!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Craft Islington 12th April 2013. Good solid porter, some smoke, chocolate and coffee, lots of flavour
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Oliver Twist. Black, dark brown color with a small light brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee. Taste: slightly bitter, roasty, smooth with some chocolate. Sessionable and well made!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Pitch black beer with a small but lasting bubbly beige head. Roasted dark chocolate aroma, licorice, tar notes, soot, raisins, cocoa powder, some smoke. Chocolate flavor, licorice, anise, viol, prunes, raisins, dades, soot, cocoa powder, sourish notes, roasted and some salty notes. Very good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
20th February 2013
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival in KEGS! Pretty much opaque dark brown beer, bubbly pale tan head. Palate is fairly smooth. Juicy dark malts, nice fruity note in good balance. Mellow unsweet dark chocolate. Finishes smooth with the dark chocolate bitterish in the aftertaste. Nice tangy fruits in this one.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ Akkurat. Heavy notes of chocolate and espresso. Also some salmiak. Dark chocolate notes in the long aftertaste. Creamy, smooth, yet light, texture.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Akkurat.
Pours dark brown with a light tan head.
Lovely smooth brew, taste of milk chocolate and bitter cacao. Big taste but yet a balanced porter and not too hevy.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at The George, Croydon. It pours near black with a small beige head. The nose is roasted malt, coffee, earth, dark caramel and faint smoke. The taste is roasted malt, liquorice, earth, salt, coffee, good level of bitterness and a touch of dark fruit with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Good depth of flavour. A tasty, robust porter.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Perfectly black. Rich coffee aroma. Dry and soft with medium body. Espresso with notes of dark chocolate and black cherries. Soft and rich. Mid bitter finish. Lovely cask porter.
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