3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
4th August 2011
GBBF. Cask. Opaque black beer, tan head. Surprisingly light palate, semi dry. Rich dark malt but not roasty or bitter. Licorice well balanced with the dark malt. Some fruit underneath - subtle. Dry finish with a touch of coffee. Tasty and drinkable.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 3. Pours rich brown with a bubbly, beige head. Fantastic. Rich mocha character. Thick chocolate in the flavor. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Mild warming finish. Slight boozy oak, mocha, dry roasted malts. Super.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear dark black colour with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark chocolate, coffee, dakr berries, dried raisin, cask wood, smoke, peat. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110804]
2.9 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at GBBF London august 2011. Black with a beige head. Coffee, chocolate, licorice aroma. Hoppy, grassy,licorice, chocolate flavor.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
GraviCask (GBBF2011, Thursday)
Black, tan head - a real looker. Super rich bacony aroma, I love that in a stout. Sweet mashy body. Strangely there’s smoked fish in the retronasals, but it’s not out of place. Covers the alcohol very well. Very roasty finish, which carries more smoked fish - so it wasn’t an aberration.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours black with no head. Oily and roasted nose. Thick and fat liquorice. Sticky. Dry end. Nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask @ GBBF 2011. A black colored beer, with a beige head. The aroma of chocolate with alcohol and fruits like cherries. The taste of roasted malts with some chocolate, fruits and hints of alcohol. The aftertaste is sweet with bitter and alcohol.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask@GBBF2011. Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, alcohol, wood and some chocolaty notes. Flavour is the same with some slight notes of vegetables and some mild roasted and toffeeish notes.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malty and breadish. Sweet caramelish, toffee and light breadish. Mostly sweet and dense caramelish finish - almost sticky.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ GBBF. Pours black with a small tanned head. Aroma is ashy, sour, smokey, sweetish and fruity. Velvety, sweet, fruity, malty, pungeant, caramel, coffee and perry flavor. Finishes balanced bitter and roasted.
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