3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Pigs Ear BF 2012, London. Pours clear, rich brown with a moderate, beige foam head. Dark, toasty bread nose. Medium sweet flavor with surprisingly strong coffee character, light earthy bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately toasty finish with more coffee and toasted sugars. Good stuff.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a dark ruby black color with a small tan head. Has a fruity roasted malty spicy aroma. Roasted malty spicy chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty spicy caramel chocolate finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at Egham Beer Fest #13. Very dark brown with slight head. Sharp, almost tart and fruity beer, this was sold as Camp & Spicy but we were informed that this was certainly Devil’s Dyke. However; I did get a Chilli note from it. Later there is a roasty bitterness. A really challenging beer.
Earlier Rating: 5/29/2012 Total Score: 3.4
Cask conditioned at The Victory, Brighton. Dark chestnut with slight cream head. In a way quite a thinnish, bitter Porter, quite different to many, but there is a decent hoppy note mixed with a dery caramel, certainly drinkable in its own right.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From cask at Egham 13. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and light breadish, green apples too. Bitter, chocolate and light breadish. Light bitter and chocolate malty into the finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Egham United Services Club Summer Beer Festival 2012. A black coloured pour with a decent beige head on top. Smokey, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes similar smokey, malty, chocolate, caramel, sweet. Decent rich tasting porter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Deep ambery brown colour, with minor head. Aroma is caramel, fruits, mild floral notes along with some ashes, roasted malts and mild chocolaty notes. Flavour is chocolate, some slight vanilla, smoked wet wood and a bit toffeeish and roasted notes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned handpump Victory Brighton 22/05/12. A black beer which pours headless. A chocolatey porter which has a sweet edge. Smoky malts. Pretty good. Served a little warm but there are decent flavours in this.
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