3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Gravity dispense at Ascot Racecourse Beer Festival 2012 - 06/10/12. Listed in the program and on the badge as 4.6% ABV.
Dark mahogony brown vergeing on black with a thin tan head.
Roast malt nose, molasses, bitter chocolate.
Taste follows nose with a little smokeiness to the flavour.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation leading to a dry finish.
A decent stout.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull at the Bridge Inn, Bristol. Port stout. Deep black in colour, with a coffee colour head. Plumb and roasted chocolate aroma, with a very subtle flavour. Silky smooth texture the highlight of this rather nice beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Dark brown colour, almost black, with brief beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, black rye bread and hints of ashes. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, coffee, dark rye bread and a fairly dry finish with a generous roasty bitterness. Medium body, mainly dry. Highly drinkable and very nice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. On February 23, 2013.
Very dark brown color, small teal head. Sweet, malty scent. Sweet, malty, lean taste. Malty, caramel aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Very smooth, nice and highly drinkable. Get it fresh and tasty!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ Black Door, Helsinki
Pours pitch black with a smooth light brown head. Aroma of smooth roastiness, hints of malts, wood and vanilla. Taste is smooth, mildly roasty, with hints of wood, vanilla and chocolate. Smooth, tasty finish with mild roastiness. Nice, quite tasty and balanced stout.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask. Pours black in color with thin tan head. Salty licorice in aroma, roasted malts and light notes coffee as well in aroma. Extremely smooth mouthfeel, just like black velvet. Salty licorice, hints of seawater, grinded coffee beans and even some slightly burnt wood in taste. Smooth, so smooth, this has to be the best real ale for me in awhile. Salty licorice with hints of tobacco in finish. Really tasty and the mouthfeel is just awesome through the entire time.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask (Oliver Twist, Stockholm) - Dark brown, almost black in colour. Roasted malt, plain chocolate and dried fruit in the aroma. Chocolatey, fruity and malty taste with notes of Bournville chocolate, vinous fruits and marzipan detected.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Opaque near black. Aroma of coffee and tobacco. Mid sweet with light-medium body and soft nmouthfeel. Leather and slight smoke, notes of butter, plenty of capuccino. Mid bitter finish. Creamy and soothing.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dry stout with a medium to full roasted aroma and flavour, but has no head.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@7 stars, bristol[Br Ruby tinged black, tan lacing. Roast barley and red fruit nose. Medium body, gentle carbonation, lots of berry fruit and light roast barley. Long dry chocolate finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Black with cream head. Quite a sweetish, smooth, fruity stout, there is a warm mouthfeel with a plummy note, certainly deeply roasted malts, milk chocolate. Reasonable enough.
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