3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at the old Bishops Arms in Malmö. Poured a dark brown-red with a thick slightly off white head. Dry, fresh grainy nose with some sweet maltiness and quite a bit raw ground coffee. Smooth malty taste, coffee and roast/smoke, creamy mouthfeel. Heavy for the strength, bit dry and dusty. Not too quenching but a nice malty ale that I didn’t really pin down as smoked until I read this, more like a softer Schwarzbier turned ale.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Dark brown colour, medium tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, little smoke. Flavour is roasted malts, slightly bitter coffee, smoke, wood polish. Dry and slightly bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ YNWA, Kolding.
Pours clear dark chestnut with a small, frothy, off-white head. Aroma has clear smoke, some bacon, good chocolate. High carbonation, dry and easy mouthfeel. Flavour is light roasted, dark chocolate, quite a lot of smoke. Okay, even if it feels a bit unbalanced.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Dark brown and purple with a beige foam. Aromas are deep roast coffee with liquorice. Woody notes with yeast and maple syrup. Flavours are bitter coffee with dry woodiness. Some bitter pine with hints of sweet caramel and blackberry. Dry with strange alcohol burn on the finish. OK.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml Bottle - Dark brown with red tinges and a tan head. Malty, roasted and slightly smoky aroma. Chocolatey and roasted taste with roasted malt, coffee and some creamy elements.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap. Pours dark brown to deep amber with a creamy off white head. Aroma is roasted malt, slight smoked. Flavoured is the same. Rather dry and smoked malt dominant. dry smoked and dark malty into a dryfinish. Dry breadish malty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUN 21, 2010 Like the rater bellow i got this from beers of europe. Apparently this is an ’Oak smoked porter’. I still recall in 2003 when Alaskan Smoked Porter was easy to locate in the UK and suffice to say I was a fan. Aroma is smoky chocolate ,leading to some smoke fish ,Mackerel or something. Flavaz hit me as smoky woodiness ,then rich slimey chocolate ..something powdery about the chocolate vibez. . Pretty oily and chewey , roasty too. I reckon turn up the alcohol and make the smoke more prononuced at it would be real cool. I like Hepworth, they’re innovative and creative.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Dark coppery brown with a big tan head. Smoked malts aroma to the fullest. Caramel, smoked malts, hints of oaky woodiness towards the finish. Interesting, though a bit thin body.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Football Pub.
Clear dark brown - offwhite head.
Burned. Dryness. High malty. Dark bread. light hoppy. Light smokey notes. Light bitterness. Ok.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
BCA from Millets Farm, Frilford, Oxon, 31-05-10 consumed the same day Pours chestnut brown, clear and looking very nice, large light beige head atop. Some smokiness showing on the nose along with a light but discernible fruitiness. Taste is smoky but not too much, its soft in the mouth, bit roasty and with some dark slightly sour fruits showing. I often find Ridgeway can be a little hit and miss but I rather like this. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
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