3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Chriso. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty smoky caramel and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor with smoky hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate smoky finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Chriso tasting, thanks Chris, 18/11/12.
Mahogony brown with a thin tan head that clears to the edge.
Nose is smoked gammon, toffee fudge, malts, more smoke.
Taste follows nose, touch of liqourice and chocolate in the background and some roast malts but fairly smokin’ all over!
Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a smoked finihsh.
Not bad.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Chriso Tasting, London - thanks to Chris. Pours clearish brown with a beige foam head. Earthy smoked malt nose with light meat and burnt caramel. Medium sweet flavor with brown bread, light smoke and ham, faint earthy bitterness, some toasted sugars. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet and bready to finish with further notes of ham and toasted sugar. A very mellow smoke character to this beer makes it quite approachable - although I’d like it a bit smokier, myself. Nice overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is smoked, dark chocolate and toasted malty. Smoked, caramelish and sweet. Chocolate, caramelish and smoked finish. Goes gradually more dry into the finish.
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