3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours inky black with small beige head. Sweet malty aroma, flavour strong roasted malts, fruit, liquorice. Mouthfeel positively chewy. Definitely takes a few swallows to appreciate the full flavour. Dry bitter finish without being astringent. Good stuff.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
rich aroma - chocolatey & sweet/caramelly (but strangely savoury at the same time!), with a hint of jam?! Suprisingly refreshing, bitter enough, but not overwhelmingly so. Several layers of flavour. Dark, with a good head. Bitter but pleasant aftertaste.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
rbsxg05, bottle. black with a light brown head. aroma of cocoa powder and anzac biscuits. quite a buttery texture, dark chocolate, hint of coffee, some burnt bitterness, pretty tasty
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark brown with a big tan head. Roasted aromas promising chocolate. Roasted malts flavours with some softening fruit. Medium to lightish body. Somewhat creamy. Enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conitioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Black beer with big tan head. Rich and dark the beer is straight into coffee husk bitterness, with a long dry, thick mouthfeel. The beer has an astringency, bordering on the acidic within the body, giving a challenge to the tastebuds.Possibly not full enough, but a good beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Black colour with a big beige head. Light roasted, coffee, oat aroma and taste. Medium body with a dry dusty finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black color; thick creamy head. The aroma is lightly smokey, light roasted malt. Quite balanced taste, with roasted malt, light liquorice, caramel, smooth. The final has only roasted malt.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle.
Black coloured with a beige head.
Roasted aroma of smoke, coffee and chocolate.
Roasted flavour of coffee.
Long dry roasted finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 30, 2009 1. Cask Stillage at the Town Hall, Stockport 01/06/2001
Dark coloured with a slightly fruity flavour.
2. Cask Handpump at the Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield 30/03/2002
Black strong in alcohol and smooth on the palate. Slightly rich with a pleasant roast finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the Lord Rosebery JDW, Scarborough 07/02/2009
Fruit and roast aromas. Beige head. Black and fruity with some alcohol present. A little dryness in a crisp and bitter roast finish.
4. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 07/03/2009
Lots of roast aroma. Beige head. Black and smooth on the palate with some alcohol present. Fruity crisp and bitter with a lasting chocolate roast finish.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted 01/03/2006. 500ml bottle from Rumble’s, Wllington.
Jet black, oily liquid. Topped with a rocky, hokey-pokey like, glistening tan head that becomes pillowy, then thins and laces up nicely. Mild aroma: chocolate, cereal, fruitcake and coffee, in that order. Big roast barley influence in the flavour, very little malt sweetness, quite dry and astringent throughout - actually took me by surprise. A red wine drinker’s beer, perhaps. Extremely long, and complex, tannic finish, which lingers for a good half hour. This beer is more woody than the Matakohe Kauri Museum. Ultra silky mouthfeel: very low carbonation, medium-heavy weight. Very solid stout that could do with a touch more sweetness up front, to make it spot on for me.
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