3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plum, Soton. Deep brown. Lightly roasted malt a hint of yeast and toasty flavours. Very drinkable, hardly notice it slipping down.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask. Jet black with ruby tinge. Tan steady head. Nice welcoming chocolate malt nose. Malty bite to the drink, with a slight lemony hop. Some caramel. Pleasant bitter finish. A winner.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask by handpump at Last Post, Paisley (3 May 12) - dark red/brown ale, good tan head, sweet roasted malt aroma, good temperature, malty, oily feel, slightly bitter
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Has a slight aroma, but its decent body and well balanced nature are its best characteristics.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap @ the Haymarket. Pours opaque black with a good head. The nose has raisins and a little bit of chocolate. The taste has more of this but it is more burnt - burnt raisins and burnt chocolate. Medium bodied and creamy texture with a dry finish but it’s slightly astringent. Not bad though!
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. Old White Swan, York. Medium white head. Black body. Chocolate, roastiness, mild malt, fruit. Bitter. Roasty dry finish. Average.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted this in The Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in May 2010. Cask, handpump dispense. Black ruby in colour with a thick creamy tan head. Strong notes of roast grain full in the nose. Creamy mouthfeel and good lacing. Dark malts give a chewy sweet treacle toffee note full in the mouth. Drier flavours come in with burnt toast, chicory, bitter chocolate and mocha coffee. Dry dusty hop resins present in the aftertaste compliment the malt well. A dry liquorice note is present in the moreish finish. A fantastic traditional session mild and highly recommended.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
15/11/11. Smells like a dog..smeared with cakemix. Some decent aniseed, even Jagermeister leeching through fart. Mahogany with red glints and a beige top, soon gone. A bit underwhelming to be honest with a burnt wood thinness; that eastern English GK/Elgoods/Bateman’s thing; aniseed, burnt vanilla. Lurking roast. Not great but will revisit. Pint takeout in cardboard carton Octo got me from The Pig for when I finished work- with a romantic little card. Bless that girl.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
a really good mild.
pours a very dark brown with tan head. pretty surprising for a mild, looks more like a stout.
aroma of malt and slight coffee. in the mouth it is quite watery but packs a decent flavour. slightly sweet and an excellent finsih of burnt toffee with a hint of smokiness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at the 26th Annual Folk Festival in Ely. Very dark brown ale with a thick tan head. Aroma of coffee and toffee. Big toffee flavour with roasted malt, coffee grounds and caramel. Smooth silky mouthfeel.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at The Rake, London. Dark amber beer with a creamy eige head. Malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malt flavor, toffee notes, cocoa and some coffee.
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