 FatPhil (2101), Espoo, Finland
Dec 14, 2007 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.
leaparsons (3903), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Nov 20, 2007 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.
RichardGretton (2628), Leicestershire, England
Nov 18, 2007 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.
downender (1525), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Nov 16, 2007 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.
DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England
May 5, 2006 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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