3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very dark brown colour. Imbued with dark, roasty malt. Also coffee and chocolate, damsons and other stone fruit. If I have any complaint, its maybe a touch sweet but, otherwise a damn fine beer. Cask (gravity), White Cliffs Beer Festival, February 2005.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Half pint on gravity at The 24th Ipswich Beer Festival. Almost black body under a low head. Powerful aroma of roasted malt. Chocolate flavour with hints of dark fruit. Bitter sweetness in a lingering aftertaste. Enjoyable (21.09.2006).
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask/gravity at Ipswich beer festival 21 Sep 2006. Completely black. A thin white head. Rich burned aroma. Roasted fruity flavour. Fruity and pleasant aftertaste. Well balanced. The alcohol is well hidden.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at ipswich Beer Festival. Black with a frothy khaki head. Roasted malts aroma. Roasted flavours, dry. Medium-bodied. Not extremely complex.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask Stillage at the Memorial Hall, Northwich 20/09/2003
Black strong in alcohol and slightly rich on the palate. Fruity with a smooth roast finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - Out Of The Vaults Leicester. A black coloured beer with a bubbly tan head. The aroma has lightly roasted malt and a bit of sweetness. The taste has good roasted malt character. The mouthfeel is thin but the roasty tastes linger which makes for an interesting experience.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very dark with a small beige head. Aromas are earthy roast malts. Flavours are also earthy with fruit, chocolate and licourice coming through. Some dark chocolate bitterness on the finish, yet smooth on the palate. The alcohol is well disguised. A good beer.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark beer, looks similar to a stout. Very little aroma with a nice smoked flavour. Overall quite a basic strong beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Chappel Beer fest, Gravity. Is it a stout or is it a mild? If it's a mild it's very strong in flavour and strength. If it's a stout it's very light in body. After consultation with some drinkers around me we settle on mild. Lot's of licorice flavours and some mild roasty bits. A very delightful ale.
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