 fonefan (11999), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 19, 2009 Bottle 750ml. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].
[ Courtesy of PhilL ]. Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is roasted, caramel, chocolate, berry sour notes - cherry, wood, oak notes, whisky - bourbon notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081230]
bb (2976), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 19, 2009 Bottle. Dark mahogony beer with a light tan head. Malt and light whiskey aroma. Malty flavor with light astringency and light diacetyl. Some light barrel notes. Medium bodied. Malt and light diacetyl lingers.
fidel (1021), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Updated: Jun 22, 2009Thanks PhilL. Pours dark brown, dark chocolate, dark fruits, grainy, malty, wood.
AgentSteve (1379), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Thanks to PhilL for this one. Pours dark brown with no head. Nose is chocolates, slight grain and wood. The flavor follows nicely after the aroma with a bit more oak. Medium to full mouthfeel.
Magicdave6 (5560), London, Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Bottle at chris o’s teabag for 2009 tasting. Alround rating: Dark Chocolate, small tartness, grain whisky, small dark forest gateaux.
MesandSim (5999), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 19, 2009 A Mes rate. Bottle at Chris O’s pre NYE tasting. And excellent red amber colour with a thin but lasting beige head. Lovely rich cakey malt aroma with plenty of barrel and some excellent whiskey notes. Similar flavour with added dark cherries and rich chocolate. A superb sour hit in the finish rounds it off superbly. Really good stuff and a massive hats off to the brewer for producing something different to the run of the mill mediocrity that plagues the UK beer scene.
harrisoni (6947), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 75cl Bottle at Chris o New Year tasting 08/09. Thanks to Phil l for getting us this. Deep ruby colour. Lovely dark choc and whisky aroma. Very good aroma. Less good in mouth, some moreello cherry fruit, black forest gateau. Good aroma, just a little thin in the mouth, finish has more milk choc and cherry. Wood does come through. Cherry fruit lifts the beer.
Ethereal (1710), London, Greater London, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 1, 2009 Bottle at tashi’s Lithuanian Fighting Lager tasting, 5th Oct 2008. We escaped from the unremitting hell of the lagers to start on the dark beers and took a break from the Baltic to sample this UK porter. It’s near black with an off-white head. The nose has notes of dark malt, peat smoke and alcohol. The palate is soft and quite thin. Decent oakiness but needs more complexity on the tongue. Very slightly sour. Overall, somewhat disappointing.
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