3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[Gravity cask at Chippenham Beer Festival 2009] Coffee and roastiness up front. Mouthfeel rather watery and flavours quite muted for a stout of this ABV. Dry yet sticky mouthfeel; the stickiness grows throughout, and I’m not sure I would have wanted much more. c10
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Real Ale 0.25L glass tasted at St Urhos Pub. Pale brown head. Dark reddish black colour. Round soft taste. Mild hoppiness.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[500ml bottle supplied by ChrisP] Deep, very dark brown, almost black. Aromas of chocolate with a hint of fruit and liquorice – but only in the very background. Not that strong tastewise, but well-balanced. Dark malts to the fore, but with some fruit coming through [13102008]
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Hand pulled at the Wellington, Birmingham. Black, no head. Very sweet, rather thin and quite sticky. Due to the strength, there are hints of this creeping towards imperialness, or Old Ale territory. OK, no more.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Black with very large beige head. Very high carbonation, liqourice, dark chocolates, roasted malts, metal, firm bitterness (enhanced by carbonation). Nice but too much gas!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: JAN 6, 2009 From a bottle.Jet black in colour,no head.Chocolate and pontefract cakes flavour with blackcurrant and caramel,roasted too
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Københavnske Øldage 2006. Dark brown colour with a small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma. Sweet slightly roasted malty flavor with some hints of caramel. Some fruity tones aswell. Malty aftertaste with some bitterness.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate:
Gravicask @ Planet Thanet. Nothing too impressive. Slight terpentine notes. Very tarty, sweet and milky . Not too hot.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki. Dark, almost black reddish brown color. Sweetish aroma with green apple, salty licorice, nuts and sherry. Gently roasty flavor with coffee, chocolate and salty licorice as well as notes of apple, oak and cider.
3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub Porter Days ’09) Deep dark brown and clear. Small white head. Hint of syrup and caramell in aroma. Medium bodied and dry palate with little carbonation. Burnt flavours, bitterness, roastedness, sweetness, bit of caramell and ash in taste. Burnt aftertaste.
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