3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Black with ruby hue, slight head. Quite a full flavoured beer, roasty with a slightly tarty coffee hint, then a background honeyed, caramel sweetness. Decent stuff.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
5th December 2008
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear brown beer - small suddy head. Light and tangy with some roasted malt. A litt honey in there somewhere but pretty subtle. Not bad.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at The Bree Louise, London. Black body with a medium light brown head. The aroma is sweet honey, roasted malt and caramel. Smooth roasted flavour with light coffe and chocolate notes. Some sweet honey in the finish. Quite good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Battersea beer festival 2010. A deep ruby coloured pour with an off white head. Honey, chocolate aroma. Tastes sweet but in a nice way, honey, slight chocolate notes, malty, roasty. A pleasant porter from a quality brewery.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask stillage (Bitter Virtue, Southampton) - Black in colour. Malty and sweet aroma with honey and some roasted notes. Roasted malt taste with hops and honey. The honey is noticeable but not overwhelming. Nicely balanced.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
cask at cloiseters Edinburgh ... Deep black red ... deep roast chocolate nose ...deep roast ... light bitterness ... quite a lot of chocolate ... really quite hoppy in background.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask gravity at Pigs Ear 2008. Very dark ruby colour, lasting off white head. Good condition. Little bit of honey. Decent beer, not too choccy, not too honeyish, but a little sweetness
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