3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. This is a nice porter with a full roasted flavor and great full mouthfeel.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma is dark fruit, malts and a hint of oak/smoke. The flavor is dark fruit, smoked malt notes and a mix of acidity and tartness in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 ml bottle sampled in 2009. Clear amber body with a small but dense beige head. Nice aroma of caramel malt, roast and dry fruit. Flavor is sweet, mild malty, caramel, coffee and dry fruit. Moderate bitterness. Medium body and decent aftertaste with roast. Not a super brew, but actually quite impressive at only 4,5 % ABV and really balanced. Very quaffable.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle from Beer Hawk - Very dark in colour with a thick, but rapidly vanishing head despite fairly lively carbonation. Nose is sweet, roasted malt, burnt sugar and a bit of liquorice. Tastes are predominantly sweet, with the burnt malt continuing through leaving a chocolatey aftertaste. Light smooth body with a little hop bitterness, Nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20090331.
Pours black color with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel and fruits. Flavor of roasted malts, ripe fruits, caramel and mild chocolate. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 17.02.2009
Aroma is somewhat light with roasted notes, some oat and hints of licorice. Flavour is sweetish with oaty notes and licorice. Dry finish with coffee and hints of ash. Good.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Archibald Simpson?s. It pours very deep brown with a medium beige head. The nose is caramel, liquorice, light roast, dark fruit and an almost vinous aspect. The taste is tart berry (particularly raspberry), light roasted malt, caramel, wood, tanginess, fruit cake, vinous aspect and some astringency with a bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. I actually quite like the tangy aspect to the beer but I doubt its meant to be like that....
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle, in Scotland 2011. Poured a dark auburn color with an average head. Aroma of caramel, cocoa, roasted malt, and some honey/sweetness. Flavor of cocoa, caramel, toffee, roasted malt, honey, and oats. Solid.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, December 2012. Pours hazy brown with minimal head. Grainy, some herb and chocolate aroma, gentle bitterness, faint salt and herbal taste. Full body, smooth texture, grainy finish. Good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I had a whole lot planned on teleportation but I thought I’d visit the Isle of Skye instead. It’s okay but I wouldn’t come back. I doubt I’d be arsed to send a postcard either. But then I remembered Talisker is from here as well. So I stayed a bit and became a little more friendly. Turns out I like it here after all. Is it heretical to talk about whiskey here? What I need is a BrewDog Jura then I can talk about both with impunity. Laters.
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