3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20BC. Dark ruby with a slim beige top. Nose-quivering cocoa, red apple flesh, ripe plum and woodsmoke aroma. Just the right combo of fruity and roasted; English fruit salad flicked with coal dust and cigar ash. Beautiful.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. A black beer with a thick whitish head and lacing. There are hints of chocolate in the nose and roasted malts in the mouth. Drinkable for sure but surprisingly thin and disappointingly ordinary.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. A clever play on words as the label shows a rather large (stout ) railway station porter. Quite dry and a bit too lively on opening.Apart from this it was overall an easy to sup beer that is worth looking out for,
1.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
raisin, chocolate, coffee, roasted malts..but a thin body and I’ve marked down because I’ve had this a few times and it’s been off.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Very dark brown with a large beige foam. Aromas are sweet chocolate and berries with raisins. Floral with lavender and citrus. Flavours are berries and bubblegum with chocolate malts and a light roast bitterness. Soft and fruity on the finish.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at The Wellington, Temple Hill, Birmingham 01-12-07 As mentioned for my other beer that I had at The Wellington this was served a bit warm, maybe it was because the palce was absolutely rammed, I couldn’t even take notes at the time because could barely move. Poured dark brown with off white head. tasted a bit thin, quite dry, some chocolate and coffee but a bit drab.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 15/11/07. Slightly opaque, medium brown colour with a decent off-white head. Aroma of plain chocolate with some earthiness. Flavour had chocolate, a hint of roastiness and a decent dry finish. Good.
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