3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottled) A basic simplicity to these low boozed up stouts make them easy to sink -if nothing exciting , mostly . The palate is creamy and dry roasted =with resulting dark fruit notes . Looks like cola -tastes like coffee , so a ’textbook’ Stout consquently .!!!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Tesco, Watford. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate. A very pleasant smooth creamy stout.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle, Tesco. Great spicy flavour mixes with a creamy texture. Quite a bite, rich roastiness and a full-flavoured good mouthfeel. Reasonably long finish, nice ruby-black appearance.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a large head. Aroma is grapefruit and some roast coffee. Taste is roast to start with a yeasty, meaty finish.
3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pleasant enough stout, good roast malt nosea nd flavours, but really lacks body. Quite a refreshing style, but I was expecting something with a bit more to it. It has light spicy notes, nice, but........!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle, Sheffield, UK via Tesco. Deep brown, almost black, with the hint of translucentness. Chalky coffee aroma, muted, with a nutiness in the background and some celery. Bitter licorice flavour, some resin, and a long finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Alloa Real Ale Festival 2011. Black colour, some tan bubbles. Nose is slight roasted malts, liquorice, coffee. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, liquorice, slight sourness. Roasty finish. Pretty decent.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Black with a beige foam. Aromas are earthy roast malts with dark chocolate with cream. Light blackberry with yeast and soft spiced oranges. Flavours are sweet chocolate and caramel with creamy fudge. Coffee and dark chocolate bitterness. Fruity with spices. Dry and sweet on the finish with some peppery yeast. Decent.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Black with a small head. Gentle creaminess with a medium body.Slightl acidic and not quite up to their usual high standard. Still worth trying.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours black with off white head. Roast malt aroma with orange tang. Lots of roast malt up front, chocolate, coffee, followed by orange tang. Doesn’t really work for me
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