2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Gravity cask at the Bree Louise, London. Pours clear, dark brown with a faint, foamy head. Burnt toast in the nose with some toasted cocoa as well. Bit of burnt plastic in the flavor, unfortunately, with more cocoa, earth, dirt and leather. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Dry, lightly sweet to finish with mild earthy bitterness, burnt toast, burnt dirt, faint leather. Very meh.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Inrtiguing claims, not entirely lived up to in the flavour, but a subtle brew all the same with bready, chocolate, roasty, nut flavours.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle bought at Olympia Food & Drink Fest 2009. An unfiltered beer said to be brewed in the style of Tudor England. Pours reddish/dark brown with a murky unfiltered body. Nose is real mix of malty, bread, chocolate, floral hops. taste has smokiness in there, with choc, coffee and fruity English hops. interesting beer!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Hazy mahogany colour, small head. Rich coffee aroma. Light-medium bodied with well rounded mouthfeelLightly roasty with lots of coffee and a whiff of smoke.Salty bitterish finish. Plesant and quite complex.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at GBBF 2010. A dark brown beer with no head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and nuts, leading to a dry, nutty, and slightly acidic finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle, Waitrose. Muddy ugly brown. The aroma hints at an oaty, chocolatey, slightly nutty and bready character. A different brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Quite unattractive. No head. Cloudy in a bad way with particulates floating around. Seems due to bottle agitation but it had been upright for some time. Aroma is rich toasty malt, is nicely husky. The flavors are toasty and a tad burnt but I actually like it. Leaves a lot of dark roast on the tongue like munching on coffee bean. Strange brew that grows on me. I especially appreciate the creativity and at least an attempt at historicity.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (GBBF2010)
5 Green apples - sharp.
4 Dark, small head.
5 Fairly decent beery body, but the green apple from the aroma is as prominant here, and detracts from the beer.
3 Watery. Finish roasty - a very deep roast.
12 Clearly a beer with potential, but seems past its best. Should rerate.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
From cask. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted and breadish. Fruity, dark caramelish and chocolate flavoured. Roasted and chocolate flavoured into the finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle from Wales. Hazy mahogany colour, large head. Malty, with a surprising hoppiness. Shy hintsof caramel and dried fruit.
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