3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Clear brown color, scant large bubble head. Aroma of chocolate liqueur and coffee. Taste is slightly boozy bitter cocoa.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
500ml bottle. Clear dark brown colour with huge, creamy, superbly lasting, beige head. Dark malty, chocolately aroma with grainy overtones. Taste is dark malty, toasty, has milk chocolate and dark chocolate notes, a fresh, minimally tart and husky overtone.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle conditioned. Very lively yeast. Roasty, chocolate, Turkish Delight, alcohol, spicy hops. Lively tan head. Black body. Sort of nutty roasty taste. Oh so refreshing. Dry finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle - pours near black with a thick foamy white head. Aroma of roast nuts and malts. First kick of cocoa and dark chocolate, afterwards bitter and lasting mocha taste. Good mouthfeel for a bottle.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 ml bottle.
Pours a black colour, white head. Aroma of toasted malts, nuts and chocolate. Flavour of toasted malts, nuts, sweet toffee, dark chocolate and dough-like yeast. Medium bodied, slick mouthfeel and a creamy, malty and chocolatey finish. Good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ ACBF 2012 // (a) dark brown amber with a brown head // (s) chocolate malts, hoops & hint of coffee // (t) chocolate malts, mellow hops, slight caramel, hint nectar, mocha, slight fruitiness, hint of bitterness in the back & chocolate // (b) very slightly wattery
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Black with a small head.Chocolate dominates with a sharp pleasant taste. Well bottled as there beers usually are. Recommended.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Handpump at the Marble Arch, Manchester.
Small off white head. Clear dark ruby pour. Nice brew.
2.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
1/IV/2012 - on cask @ Craft Beer Co. (London) - BB: n/a (2012-304)
Clear dark brown to black beer, no noticeable head, just some bubbles. Aroma: lots of mocha, coffee, some carame. MF: no carbon, light body. Taste: some caramel, toast, mocha, little fruity. Aftertaste: bit of dark chocolate, mocha and coffee. Pretty watery in all.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Smooth looking pitch black beer with a light head. The aroma is lightly roasted with yeasty elements, and the flavour is roasted and bitter with a lack of sweetness. Overall a quite plain bitter and roasted stout.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
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