3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Ruby brown pour with a fine, creamy head. Mild roast aroma with sugary malts. Some dark malts and sugar start flavor, faintly roasty, light cocoa. Light to medium in body with delicate carbonation. Weak roast finish with some herbal hops. Quite drinkable but very one-dimensional.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very nice one, not so portery but great grains features and also foam. Nice dark shape and alcohol avb. At GBBF 2010.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF ’10. Dark brown with a beige head. Roast malts and caramel nose, not much going on there. Vanilla, chocolate and caramel flavours. Average stuff.
2.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Gravicask at GBBF 2010. Darkest mahogany colour, no head nor lace. Lovely nutty burnt wood nose. Thin in taste and very very bland. Dissapointing.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Queen’s Head, Chelmsford, 9th July 2010. Opaque black image with a red base. Coffe; chocolate, sweet malts and carmael. Mourish fruity body and good lacing. This is nice.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
10th July 2008. Smooth porter a little silky. No bitterness. Mild mild toasted malt. A little subtle banana. Very drinkable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Thurrock Beer Festival. Mahogny with an offwhite head. Sharp fruity aroma and hints of caramel. Fruitiness in the lead: apples and pear flavours. Enjoyable.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From keg at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich 4 May 08. Dark brown colored. No head. Modest aroma of chocolate and coffee. Watery impression but hoppy notes. Too light to be a proper porter. Hardly any bitterness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Half on cask at Dove Street Inn (4.2% ABV). Black-brownish body. Thin, off-white head. Aroma brings flashes of liquorice and chocolate malt. Mild roasted taste with coarse-grain and sweet chocolate. Bitter afternotes. Quite well bodied for its low strength (Ipswich, 04.05.2008).
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at GBBF 2007. A very dark brown beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and roasted malt - the roasted malt lending it a slight acidity combined with a slight note of berries. The flavor is sweet mlaty with light notes of roasted malt, berries and vegetables, leading to a slightly bitter and roasted finish. The mouthfeel is very smooth. Nice, but the body is thin.
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