3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Near black with a thin head. Aromas are dark chocolate and blackberries with some earthy, smoky peat. Perfumed soap with mellow grapefruit. Berries with light marzipan. Flavours are cola and herbs with gritty cocoa and lemon and lime. Roast malts with spritzy yeast. Very likeable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
23rd April 2012
On tap at the CP&K. 5.0%. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Light smooth palate, a little dry. Smooth dark malt with unsweet dark chocolate. A little dark fruits underneath. Very mild coffee bitterness in the smooth dry finish. Alright.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Dark Brown with ruby glow, slight head. Fruity porter with quite a strong blackcurrant hint, background chocolate, rounded, full and wine like. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
5% ABV bottle from west country ales
Dried fruit and vanilla on the nose with subtle coffee taste and medium creamy body. Cappuccino aftertaste
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught at The Cask, Pimlico - 25/2/11. Smoke and coffee in the nose and a milky taste.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 10/04/2011. Dark brown with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of coffee and sweetish malts. Easy drinking, with dark fruit, caramel and roasted malts, with a dryish finish accompanied by a lactose tang. Good.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap, pours dark brown. Aroma of burnt espresso. Flavour brings out this burnt espresso to the top, with light sour fruits and biscuity malts. Decent.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at CPK. Rich brown pour with a soft, off-white head. Nose holds dark malts, brown sugar, candy, faint roast. Has quite a sweet flavor, mildly roasted malts, a bit of licorice and faint tobacco. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet, slightly sticky finish, lots of sugar, a bit more dark, roasted malts than in the flavor, notes of caramel candies and pumpernickle bread. Very modest bitterness from leaves and subtle fruits. I really like this beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (St Urho’s, Helsinki, Porter&Stout days 2011)
7 super fruity malt loaf aroma, all the grains, all the fruits, all the fullness.
4+ Black, small head.
7 Lovely bready roast, some burnt raisins.
4 Great fruity stout. Mellow in the mouth, but also full and quite refreshing.
14 In a word - omnomnomnom
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Real Ale at Urho’s. Low pale head. Mild slightly coffeish nose. Darkk reddish black colour. Soft malty well balanced taste. Some hoppiness. Some hints of licorice in the taste. Nice colour. Low carbonation. Quite thin.
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