4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask gravity dispense at Red Lion, Isleworth. Virtually black in colour with beige head. Really chewy, tarry. Lots of tarry malt, coffee, dark choc. The finish really makes you have to take a breath. Bit of wood in there? Even a bit smokey. It coats the gums like a good red wine
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask Conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton. A dark ruby coloured beer with a whitish head. A rosty smoky aroma with a little fruitiness. Good bitterness in the mouth as well a roasted malts. Pretty dry and good.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Pitch black with a thin beige head. Nice deep roast malt and creamy coffee aroma. The flavours are a little less intense than the aroma, with bitter chocolate coming through quite strongly. Relatively light mouthfeel with a subtle tart bitterness on the finish. Another good dark beer from E&S.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask Conditioned at The Miners Arms, Whitecroft, Gloucs. Deepest Black with steady tan head. Big, in your face stout, thick, black, tarry with dry sticky coffee flavours, like bottled Camp Coffee. Unrelenting through the pint, it was more than enough for some people on the trip. Sharp tartish finish. Interesting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. Pours a dark brown with an orange hue and a rough beige head. Burned malt in the nose with some licorice. Quite full-bodied, hard roasted malts, licorice and tobacco. Distinct malt bitter finish - almost tar-like. 190110
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, GBBF 07. Black with thin tan head. Nose is roasted malts, some dark chocolate and some espresso. Some hints of milk chocolate too. Mouth is burnt malts, some chocolate, cocoa. Finishes quite sour and bitter. Rather enjoyed this.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (handpump) @ The Grove, 2 Spring Grove Street, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 4BP.
Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, burnt, coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, burnt dark malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100119]
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2007. A brown beer with an orange head. The aroma is sweet alty with strong notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of hops and roasted malt, lingering for a long time in the aftertaste. The body is a bit thin.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Bow Bar, Edinburgh 200712
Dark brown, off white head, good lacing, ruby light through edges of glass
Aroma - roasted malts, light coffee, chocolate, dark malts
Taste as aroma, more coffee now, some bitter roasted malts, good flavour
Palate - soft carb. medium bosy. Smooth and silky due to the oats. FInish of roasted coffee and chocolate.
Overall - Quite a good stout with a nice smooth texture
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Market Porter. It pours darkest brown, with a decent beige head. The nose is mostly roasted malt, as well as smoky bacon and some cheesy hop. The taste is roasted malt, smoke, caramel, cola, bonfire, wood, liquorice and pepper, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A flavoursome cask stout.
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