3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Euston Tap, London. A black coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Roasty, malty aroma. Tastes roasty, chocolate, coffee, slight bitterness, rich tasting. A satisfying well balanced stout from Magic Rock.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Nina’s Mini Mart, Edinburgh
Black...frothy dark tan head...some lacing
Aroma - roasted malts...some soft coffee...hint of dark bitter chocolate...slight wood smoke...rich dark malts
Taste - rich smooth roasted malts...soft coffee..slight smoky burnt wood...bit of liquorice...bit of sweet treacle malts...well blended...no harsh notes
Palate medium carb..a little fizzy..medium body...quite smooth. Finish as main flavour..soft smooth dark roast malt finish...clears well of palate
Overall - I must try this cask one day - another great Magic Rock beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: OCT 31, 2012 Bottle from Great Grog. Man am I excited about this beer. Big deep black pour, thick bubbly brownish head. Nose is rich dark chocolate, coffee, some raisin, plenty of roast malt too. Palate is thick chocolate and vanilla at first, which is soon joined by a definite roasty/smokey streak. Strange but pleasant hints of plum/raisin too. Spicy hop and ash finish, and the tiniest cheeky hint of booze. This is an awesome beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle wi Ben. Pours black (brown if you scrutinise it closely). Nice flavour. Roasted bitterness. Verging on imperial. Delicious.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Haand Festival 2012
Dark, thick head. Smells of roasted malts and coffee. Malty taste, medium sweet, coffee too. Quite dry on the palate, medium body. Qutie drinkable beer
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in Euston Tap. Very dark brown, good clarity and ruby edges, with creamy stout off white head. Nose is a bit strange. Cheesy, roasted malt. Taste is roasted grain, black coffee, chocolate and then with some ale fruity notes of blackberry, bit of dark fruit coming through on the finish. Body is smooth and creamy.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
A decent bitter stout, but there is a little missing in the aroma, it’s just coffee. the taste is a bit medicinal and bitter. Decent.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask, Sheffield Tap 20/07/11. I’m going to have to get the head brewer, Stuart Ross, to talk me through the malt bill for this one. Again. Because it works so well, it puts such strength and depth and suppleness in, that I still can’t believe how he’s conjured it up. I can nearly always find fault with a cask stout - maybe a touch acetic, or too much ashtray - but this was bob on.
Three things: I need more of it. I need to drink this at the end of a long snowy walk in front of a roaring log fire. And I absolutley bloody well demand that it’s made stronger, shoved in a wooden cask of some sort and matured into a barrel-aged monster. Just go easy on the snozzberries...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle@Home. Coffee and black currant aroma. Black, brown head, good lace. Sweetish, loads of dark malts, black currant, coffee, black chocolate. Full and dry. Flavourful, easy, yet powerful.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at CPK, London. Pours a dark brown / black-ish colour with a small brown head. Aroma is roasty, chocolate and espresso notes. Taste is similar, roasty with good chocolate and espresso notes and a lingering bitterness. Slight acidity on the tongue as well. Medium mouthfeel with good carbonation. Very nice and tasty stout for sure.
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