3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Cask, Pub and Kitchen. Dark brown with a light beige head. Quite and earthy nose. Coffee, chocolate and vanilla flavours. Earthy flavours with a hint of chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Interesting hop angle. Smoky, hoppy finish. Intriguing.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
7th December 2011
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear dark brown beer, little pale tan head. Light dry palate. Dark malts - a tad spicy. Sweetish orange hop underneath. Minerals. Dry finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@Pigs Ear Beer Festival 2011. Quite much black colour, small beige head. Aroma is ashes, liquorice, some sweet and roasted maltyness with mild herbal notes. Flavour is liquorice, roasted malts, some dark dry fruityness as well as some ashes. Pleasantly balanced and rather bodied palate.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
18/10/2011 Brasserie 4:20 (cask). Nera, riflessi marroncini, schiuma bianco sporca, non molto abbondante, ma molto persistente. Aroma di malti tostati, luppolo, lievi note di caffè. In bocca è piuttosto spenta, ma fresca, malti tostati, caffè, luppolo. Corpo medio-basso, carbonazione soft. Discreta porter all’inglese.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned handpump The Harp London. A black beer with a bubbly off-white head. Good roasty notes and hops thorughout this, especially in the aroma. Nice bitter roast. A nouveau porter which turns out not as robust as the aroma suggested. Still very drinkable though.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Red dark brown colour with a tan head. Aroma is hop, malt, roasted, coffee, dried fruits. Flavour is hop, roasted, malt, coffee, dried fruits. bitter coffee finish. Medium to full body. OK beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. A reddish dark brown beer topped by a dense, tan head. Malty and roasted nose with some dried fruits. Quite roasted flavor too, with some coffee and a little dash of dried fruits. Smooth, dry and full-bodied. Coffee-bitter finish. A beer that I couldn’t really pin, but a decent beer it sure is. 091024
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, 4.9%. Mild roasted aroma. Clear dark brown colour, red shine. Small light brown head. The flavour is mildly roasted, has a good malt finish. A bit thin, but I guess that is to be expected from a mild ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Botle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear reddish brown with a lively beige head - a slow gusher. Dry dark fruits in the nose. Medium body, dry roasted malts and dark fruits, but absolutely no sweetness. Again dry in the finish with a vague coffeeish roast. 241009
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From the Bottle at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 29/11/2008 (Thanks PhilL)
Strong malt aroma. Mid brown coloured strong in alcohol with malt and some spiced flavours. Crisp dry and slightly bitter in the finish.
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