3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle, Swan & Rushes, Leicester. Black with a fluffy beige head. Aromas are dark chocolate with berries. Yeasty with liquorice. Rich roast coffee with floral notes. Flavours are rich roast malts with liquorice and winter fruit. Dry on the finish. Good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black with a finger of light tan head. Smell is very roasty, a bit of chocolate. Taste has an almost sour taste, fruity and roasty. Very good.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
330ml bottle.
Pours pitch black, with a brown head.
Heavily roasted aroma, dark chocolate, coffee beans, malt, hops, licorice, smoke.
Off-dry, medium body and bitterness, lively CO2.
Roasted, malty taste, slightly phenolic, coffee, chocolate, spices, hops.
(2012-02-28)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught. Thick Foam. Smell - hey, tobacco, roasted coffee beans. Earthy, dry. Light body and carbonation. Haunting bitter finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bootle. Pours very dark brown to black with dense dark tan coloured head. Aromas are somewhat subtle and show a little espresso coffee and some milk chocolate. A little licorice and belgian yeast coming through as it warms slight. Flavours likewise are quite sublte with some roasted grain and a little sweetness. Medium to thin mouthfeel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ home. Black to brown pour, foamy off-white head. Aroma is roasty, bready, and with caramel and licorice. Flavor is bitter spices, quite roasty, huge carbonation and a decent body. A bit rough, but pretty nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark colored with a small foam. Aroma is fruity but hints of roasted coffee beans. Same for the taste, surprised by the freshness the fruitiness gives.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle@Home. Black chocolate aroma with some coffee. Black, light brown fizzy head, fair lace. Coffee, bitter, not much more, flavour is fast disappearing. Very dry and sparkling.
2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
0.75 l - Good color and some lace but that’s it. No real palate. Really felt like a porter, especially in weight.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Kris Wines. Looks great, jet black with big white head. Taste is smooth, with some mild burnt toast roastiness in a medium finish. A little thin and watery on the palate. Highly drinkable, pleasant without being particularly special.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle - 330ml. Pours a black body with a thick beige foamy head. Well balanced malty/hoppy aroma with plummy and subtle woody, coffeeish hints. Taste is slightly dominated by hoppy flavors. It carries roasted cereals notes and ends with a dry, bitter/grainy finish. Enjoyable.
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