4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 1st July 2010. Almost black with thin off-white head. Rich malts and slight notes of coffee and vanilla - almost like a mild version of Milton Nero. Zingy mouthfeel and highly quaffable. Very well kept in the pub.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask - Market Porter, London. Poured a dark brown with a fine, beige coloured head leaving a watery lacing. Smoke, roasted malts and some dried fruit on the aroma. Dark, sweet/sour fruits, some choc and a dry mid-dark malt bitterness. Soft palate texture, light to medium body with just a hint of carbonation and a mid-length finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned handpump Evening Star Brighton. A black beer with a good bubbly beige head. An excellent smoky roasty mild with chocolate licorice and fossil fuel flavours together with a little sweetness. A very competent and tasty mild.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Coarse dark beige froth covers only half the beer. Just barely translucent dark red body. Earthy fruity chocolatey aroma with wooden hoppy notes. Dry-sweetish earthy dusty cocoa taste with fruity notes. Mild mouthfeel. Light body. Dryish earthy wooden resiny aftertaste. Quite nice. Not too pleased with chocolate/fruit clash, but still a good beer. (0.5l bottle, RealAle.com.)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a clear dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty slightly burnt caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at GBBF 2009, 4th August 09. Very dark brown. Ultra smooth and soft. Lots of malt flavours. A good mild.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark roasted, burnt, light coffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090805]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of fruit and chocolate with a touch of coffee. Sweetish malty flavour with a nice roasted character.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, from the Central Southern Bar at GBBF 09. Jet black body carrying a few floaters on the surface. Mild roasted malty aroma. Vaguely taste of roasted, dark malts. Semi-sweet impression. Not bad for a British mild (Earls Court, London 05.08.2009).
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at GBBF 2009 ... Deep brown ... chocolate and toffee malt ... little wooody nose ... soft dark fruits ... light malt.
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