2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Hazy amber. Fruity nose with rubbery smoke. Mid-sweet with well rounded mouthfeel, Very fruity with notes of glue and cereals. Medium bitterness. Too much rubbery smoke...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 19 Oct 2009) Dark amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with notes of caramel and dried fruit. Malty, nutty taste with caramel, citrus, dried fruit and generous amounts of earthy hops in the finish. Solid malt body, with a touch of sweetness. Well balanced. Good stuff.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
<i>Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London</i>
Amber color; thin creamy head. The aroma is simple, with some fudge. Good flavor, caramel, a bit of sweetness, very light smokey and earthy touch, even cheesy, making it very pleasant. Correct bitterness. Interesting.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Kitty’s, Helsinki)
Rich red, thin head. Very malty sweet moderately hoppy aroma. Taste covers the tongue, big bold malty body with rich roasty edges join a hoppy middle taste, and the bitterness of the burntness and the hops fight it out for the finish. Aroma gains coffee-ice-cream component later.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, The Highcross, Leicester. Red brown with a beige head. Aromas are chocolate and coffee malts with raisins and yeast. Quite vinous. Flavours are sweet chocolate with earthy malts. Bitter dark chocolate with bitter hops. A good malty brew.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@High Cross, Leicester. Black beer with a light head. The aroma is lighlty malty and the flavour is dry and lightly malty. Overall an OK malty/mainly dry beer.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On gravity at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 2/11/07. Tried as part of the HPS’s beer festival, This was a deep amber with a moderate off-white head. Fruity malt aroma with some earthy hops. The flavour was malty with a decent dry finish. Good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Bear & Billet, Chester 28/03/2006
Slightly fruity aroma. Dark coloured rich on the palate and strong in alcohol. Fruity raspberry flavour. Some bitterness in a crisp and dry roast malt finish.
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