4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20500ml bottle (bottle conditioned): best before 17 Feb 2013, poured into my Abbot Ale glass tankard 9 Apr 2012.
Looks good: tan head on an exceedingly dark body.
The nose and taste are a great blend of dark chocolate, liquorice, bitter coffee and burnt prunes.
Not rich in body but flavoursome and interesting: a fine brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aromas ligeros y discretos, pero a la vez agradables y sabrosos. Notas dulces y suavez. Los aromas que destacan son a maltas tostadas, cacao, café, así como matices a chocolate, leche y ligeramente caramelo.
La apariencia es completamente de una stout, color completamente negro, carbonatación media, corona de espuma ligera y de poca retención. Cuerpo medio.
En boca interesante, equilibrio agradable entre amargor inicial y dulzor final, sequedad agradable.
Al paladar, al primer trago se percibe una sequedad inesperada y un amargor medio que dan un ligero parecido a la reconocida cerveza Guiness, sin embargo, posteriormente se perciben matices diferentes, un ligero dulzor equilibran las sensaciones, destacan las notas tostadas de la malta y al final del trago destacan ligeros sabores ahumados y a café.
Finalmente podemos mencionar que la cerveza cumple las características de una stout inglesa. No se percibe potencia alcoholica, existe un equilibrio agradable entre un amargor inicial, y un dulzor que hace más agradable la cerveza. Las notas ahumadas y tostadas se perciben dejando un final de media intensidad.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Bought on a trip to Mexico. Bitter, dark, smokey, ashy. Food Pairing: Fresh Oyster.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
As much as I wanted to love this beer (who can resist a beer named Bad King John with jousters and a comely lass on the back label?) I found that there was a burnt tire aroma that put me off. Not terrible mind you, but enough to not give it as high a score as I imagined.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle, 11/05/13. Opaque, brown-black. Pours good, brown head; good lacing. Med carb. Aroma - Good, roasted grain, bit choc, faint fruit, slightly ashy. Nice roastiness. Rich, dark malt. Bit spicy hop. Bit fruity alcohol. Nice. Taste - Rounded, dark, tasty, roasted malt - Bit sweet, but also some good dryness. Rich malt. Good, dark fruit flavours. Bit choccy. Bit winey alcohol. Med bitter, spicy, English-tasting hops. Good balance. Med body, light creamy malt body, bit tangy / fizzy on tongue. Light bitter, spicy hop finish, with nice, lingering, rich roasty & light sweet maltiness. Rich, roasty & delicious. Good drinking.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottled. First of all, this beer is awesome! I have had already several bottles in the last months. The aroma is dark chocolate and coffee. Exactly my style of a stout. Refreshing yet full aroma and flavor. Nicely balanced stout!
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nearly black, red lights, with a short tan head.
Aroma is chocolate, coffee.
Flavour is dry, lightly bitter chocolate, malt.
Very mild, with a slight lactic feel.
Good Stuff.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Sainsbury Hamiliton cons 2013-03-29 Uddingston
AR: roasted malt, chocoloate
AP: dark brown, thick stouthy beige head
f: heavy roasted malt, darek chocolate, bitter/sourish coffey, licorice, tar, leather, wee smoke
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle. Clear dark brown color. Thin bubbly tan head. Little lace. Mice roasty malt, light coffee flavor. Good light dark chocolate note. Light to medium body. Light, smoother carbonation. Just a bit watery. Light bitter taste. More sweet in the finish. Some cola flavor. Decent black ale.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
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2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
This a really old ale, well done, smells like dark chocolate with medium body, nice head, a little watery, taste is dark "dry" chocolate, good to start in the topic of intense beer to identify dark chocolate notes in complex beer and I love full british bottles so generous ml wise, well balanced but no surprises
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