3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity cask @ In De wildeman. Almost black color, no head. Aroma’s of fruit, cocoa, raisin, roast. Flavor is slightly sweet, chocolate, upcoming bitterness. Very little carbonation. Finishes dry and rather bitter with hints of cocoa.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours opaque black, with a thin foamy beige head. The nose is bitter chocolate, sage, roasted malt, bonfire and peat. The taste is coffee, bitter chocolate, soy sauce, roasted malt and dried fruit, with a solid bitter-dry finish. Full body and soft carbonation. A very flavoursome cask porter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask from The Ale House, Chelmsford. Attractive black beer, with a very light colour head. Chocolate aroma, thick and easy drinking.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask.
Pitch black, with a thin brown head.
Roasted, malty aromas, with loads of chocolate, coffee, ashes, yeast.
Dry, medium body and bitterness.
Roasted malts and chocolate on the palate, cocoa, faintly smokey, spicy, yeast, faint hoppiness. (2011-08-05)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black, small head, aroma of roasted chocolate malt, very thick viscous palate. Nice warming rich stout
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 500 ml
Aroma Intense aroma, roast with leafy hops , malts and slight cocoa ending. 7+
Appearance high viscosity , dark brown ale with large creamy top. Handsome looking ale.
Flavor and Palate : medium bodied. Dry roast was well presented. Roasted barley with light espresso hints. Refreshing dry bitter ale.14+/20
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.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at The Southampton Arms, Kentish Town, Gt London. Black with tan head. Dark, burnt, dry malts giving out an almost cocoa powder, Belgian chocolate flavour. Bitter with a smoky edge. Very interesting beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2010-10-02. Very dark brown-black body with a huge foamy tan head and lace. Flavour is quite dry with bitter roast and cocoa highlights. Lingering bitter finish, dry earthy accents. Aroma is modest, dry dusty malt, modest cocoa. 6+ Average plus palate is well carbonated. 3+ Solid but the overall impression is a bit too dry for my tastes. Bottle from GBBF booth
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A black beer with a dirty white head. The aroma has burnt malt and grassy hops. Roasty and bitter in the mouth. Drying and strongly flavoured.
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