3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle (Sainsbury’s)
Pain au chocolat aroma, coffee cake, toasted brown bread. Dense burnt core to the taste, but bathed in a refreshing body such that it’s not oppressive in any way. Crumpets. Pleasant burnt finish, and also pretty hoppy. Well balanced, and a good example of a low ABV stout.
1.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
bottle from sainsburys. pitch black in colour, lacy tan head. very farmyardy roast notes with a bit of dark chocolate. still yardy in taste, quite thin mouthfeel and odd bitter aftertaste. not mine.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle 500ml from Sainsburys, Christchurch. Pours black with a large tan head. Aromas of chocolate malts and dark roasts. These flavours follow through in to the taste. Wow, what a wonderfully creamy mouthfeel. This is a really good stout – the best I’ve had so far this year.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Charlies, Copenhagen. Black colour with a tan head. Light roasted malty aroma with a dark fruit sweetness. Sweet malty and light roasted flavor. Dry finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a black colour with a small tan head. Fruity slightly roasted malty aroma. Sweet malty and fruity roasted flavor. Fruity finish.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask conditioned at Charlies. Dark brown coloured. Malt and dark fruits such as prunes in the aroma. Sweet fruity flavour. Again many prunes and raisins. Slightly roasty finish- Light to medium bodied. Short finish. Rather dull for a stout.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
[Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A pitch black beer with a thick brown head. The aroma is light - but what is there is sweet and lightly roasted combined with notes of chocolate. The flavor is sweet malty with a light roasted character as well as light notes of berries, leading to a roasted dry end with a light touch of hops. The mouthfeel is quite smooth. An OK light stout.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask(@ Royal Oak, Felinfoel): Almost black coloured, small, firm tanned head; clear toasted and roasted malt in the nose with some fruitiness; moderate, very smooth (roast) bitter flavour, light bodied; lingering, roast-malty, quite dry and a bit fruity finish. A pleasant and tasty brew........
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