cluny6 (61), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Nov 11, 2007
Tried it at "The Regal" Cambridge beer festival from cask. Very dark amber/brown color with little head. Not much aroma. Taste was of coffee and maybe "leather". Little maltiness. Note a lot of body here. Nice dry bitter finish. Not a bad ale, just average.
 Beershine (1207), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Dark brown, red-tinted, fizzy beige head. Light coffee and cocoa powder nose. Light, quaff-friendly mouthfeel. Tastes better than it smells like an enhanced version of the aromas including coffee and chocolate. Refreshing and robust.
bhensonb (2832), Woodland, California, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Bottle from Beer Geek. Pours very dark brown with a multifinger beige head. Aroma is rather cola, with chocolate and coffee. Medium plus body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is primarily chocolate, backed by toasted malt and coffee. Suggestions of darker fruits. Finish is fairly dry, and there is a dried dark fruit aspect - but not sweet - just fruit. Mouthsmackingly tasty. Bitter in the finish, but from hop or toast?
Geth_in_beer (663), Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 9, 2008 Bottle. Bitter, malt and liquor aroma. Black in colour, Decent frothy, crispy off white head. Smoked flavour with a little bit of coffee. Little thin than I would have preferred.
Beth101 (100), West Yorkshire, England
Aug 7, 2008 Dark brown with an off white head. Had a sweet honey smell. Tasted of sweet malt, treacle, and coffee. There was lacing on the glass and was quite an enjoyable drink much nicer than i expected.
austone (305), Turku; Pori, Finland
Jul 31, 2008 Cask @ Beer Hunter’s, Pori. Dark ruby brown, white lacing big bubbled head. Nose is roasted malts, little coffee and cocoa, nicely soft and dry. Softly burned flavor, quite strong bittering hops, soothing cocoa finish. Medium bodied, easy flat palate. Smooth stuff, it’s a keeper.
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