4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
500ml bottle. Bottle conditioned. Made with maris otter & optic pale malted barley and black crushed crystal with Whitbread Goldings variety and East Kent Goldings (according to the label).
Soft feel in the mouth. Dry with subtle flavours of wood shavings, cooked egg white and warm vanilla ice cream hiding behind the dominating roasted malts. The finish is well ballaced between the goldings and the roasted malts. This is an excellently constructed beer with nothing harsh going on. Given that you can only buy this at the shop next to the brewery I wish I’d bought more than 1 bottle!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (Peterborough Beer Festival 2004) 4.2%
Rich brown, small head. Roasted malt aroma. Sweet caramel malt, some chocolate, and a gentle hoppy taste. But that understates things - the taste was beautiful and exceptionally well balanced. Pleasant combo finish.
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.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. A dark brown "porter" wi th a reddy hue. The aroma is really fruity - oranges and strawberries with lots of hop smells. The taste is also really sweet, fruity and mellow but there is no roastiness chocolate coffee or anything I might expect. A really interesting tasty beer which struggles to meet what I call a porter but is very nice all the same.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at LCRBM3. Hazy dark brown, no head. Decent malt, some caramel and good coffee and choc. Very drinkable, a bit like a choccy bitter. Easy drinking.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle-conditioned. Pours a ruddy dark brown with no head. A little roast malt & dark fruit on the nose. Lightly carbonated and light-bodied with sweet roast malt flavours and hints of chocolate giving way to a tart, fruity finish. A flavoursome easy-drinker.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned @ Victoria, Earl Soham. Aug 05. Light roasty notes. With fruit and malt more prominent. Full yet refreshing. Intersting blend of smoke and acidity in finish. Whilst I enjoyed this it just seemed to lack either a little more robust depth or fresh zing but sat in the middle.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy, near-black brown; bottled version of B.C.H. Sweet nose, with sweet apples and English hops. Lightly sweet, liquorice, cardboard flavours and precious little hops left. Light body, but very slick. A bit light as a porter, compared to DK/USA porters. But rather attractive easy-drinking one.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, GBBF 2007. Dark ruby, thin off-white head. Nose is malty sweet and some ashy bitter hoppiness. Quite bitter in the mouth with some sweet malt and dark fruit. Finishes dry and slightly bitter. OK.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: OCT 1, 2008 Cask (handpump) @ Victoria, Earl Soham, England IP13.
Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, nutty, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter, some vinegar notes with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (010808)
7-4-7-3-13
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London.
Dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light to moderate hoppy, fruit, notes of licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to creamy ! carbonation is flat.
6-3-7-3-13
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