3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Deep brown with a small tan head which retains itself well. A nice mild roasty malt with caramel on the nose. Mouthfeel is pleasant, with dark bitter coffee’s, some fruitiness (plum), vanilla, some oakiness and some licorice at the very back end of the drink. Leaves a nice lasting pleasant bitter tang in the mouth. I’m getting hits of Brown ale from this, and I wasn’t expecting that... but it’s a nice surprise.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500mL bottle, pours a dark brown with a reddish tinge and a one-inch beige head. Aroma of dark roasted malts, dark fruits (plums, cherries), and caramel. Flavour of dark roasted malts upfront, with some burnt wood, less of the dark fruits and less sweetness than on the nose. Medium-bodied and quite easy to drink. Good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Cloisters. Red-black, about a half-centimetre of creamy, off-white head with terrific retention. Aromas of cream, vanilla and some black coffee. The flavours have similar characteristics, but more fruit, maybe a touch raisiny, with nice-if-subtle liquorice nots. The palate is smooth and silky as hell. Very nice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On cask at Cloisters. Pours a dark brown colour with a thick, light tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasty malt. Similar flavours with some biscuity malt, mild bitterness and a dry finish. Moderate carbonation and a foamy mouth-feel. Nice.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Cloisters. Deep reddish brown, thick creamy head. Red fruit, hint of coffee nose. Smooth coffee palate, some oak, red fruit, ashy smooth bitter linger. Lovely!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle conditioned. Medium tan head. Dark brown body. Floral, hoppy, choc malt, nutty. Bittersweet. Dry finish.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours brown, glass has mahogany highlights and a rich dark cream head. Dark roasted malt scent. Rich dark flavour. A medley of porter, brown and stout. My brain is confused but my palate is ecstatic. Really tasty dark roast flavour.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle pours brown in color with about an inch of light tan head and lots of nice lacing. Aroma is roasted malts with a hint of chocolate. Taste is a light roasted malty bitterness with a hint of chocolate with some malty sweetness and a bit of fruit coming through and a mild hoppy bitterness at the end. Listed as a porter style on the bottle I purchased, this brew has a light to medium body and adequate carbonation. A very enjoyable porter, only complaint is that the body is a little on the light side for the style.
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