2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: MAY 26, 2010 Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Very dark brown with a small beige head. Faint ashy malt aroma. Is there a hint of sweet fruit? Probably not; as time passes it resolves itself into maltiness. Musty lint taste, slightly medicinal, with a mid bitter finish. Grim and uncompromising. 26.5.10 Cask outside The Elm Tree, Cambridge in the company of chriso who also thought he was getting a scoop. Rough ashy aroma and sweet ashy taste with some liquorice. Rating: 6,3,6,4,11:3.0
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Solid black with no tint and brown head. Smells of liquorice, roasted malt. Chocolate, coffee. Medium to full body. Taste of fruity plums/blackcurrant with some licorice and a full dry roasted malt finish. Some chocolate and coffee to the roast. Nice Stout but seems to lack something that makes me want more.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask by handpump at Society Room, Glasgow (17 Mar 12) - very dark brown ale, thin tan head, roasted malt / chocolate aroma, good temperature, chocolate flavour, a bit sickly sweet, dry finish, smooth
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
14th March 2012
Liberty Bell Spoons. Clear deep amber beer. Little pale tan head. Light dry palate. Tiny hit of dark malt, whisper of smoke. Nice berry fruits with a little dry hop bitterness. Trace of tangy orange hop before the finish. Alright.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading] Ruby-brown with amoderate cream head and a slight fizz. Coffee up front, with smoke and roasted malt following through. A tasty, competent, well-balanced, easy-drinking stout. Nice one! c8
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Wandsworth Beer Festival, March 2012. It pours deep ruby-brown, with a thin off-white head. The nose is filter coffee, roasted malt, caramel and wood. The taste is caramel, roasted malt, rubber, cocoa, toffee and filter coffee, with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Not much to it, but easy drinking.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ JDW Muckle Cross Elgin 180312
Dark chestnut brown, clear, think off white head, good lacing.
Aroma - dark caramel malts...soft roastrd malts...light plain chocolate
Taste - soft roasted malts...soft coffee...plain chocolate...light dark berry fruits...blackcurrants...bit of toffee...soft flavour but really nice
Palate - soft carb...medium body...smooth...silky. Finish - light bitter...dary...light roast...silky...malty...cleans well...perhaps a touch dull
Overall - Its a good stout with quite a complex flavour
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Oadby. Dark copper, brown with a beige head. Aromas are toffee and caramel with medicinal notes. Chocolate and smoky, meaty aspects. Hazelnuts with bready yeast and raisins. Flavours are plummy fruits with bittersweet chocolate and toasted malts. Some cocoa grittiness with an earthy, spicy finish. Good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear, red-brown with a fine foam head. Some roast and mocha in the nose. Nice flavor, medium sweet with a bit of toast, lightly roasted mocha, some earth. Medium in body with fine carbonation. Faintly roasty finish with earth, burnt leaves and light cocoa. Not bad overall.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask at standing order ... deep brown... creamy light tan head ... dark blackcurrant fruits ... deep malt roast nose ... chocolate roast ... hint of coffee ... juicy malts ... light bitter linger ... quite nice
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Coronet JDW. Dark brown with little beige head. Aroma is coffee, dark malt. Taste has roast malt, some sweetness and some bitterness at end. Pretty uninspiring though.
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