3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A Mes rate: Cask at Baker St. JDW. Mmm this was a bit of a treat. Roasted chocolate malt and lots of dark fruits. Balances out pretty well for the finish. Good body, good dark ruby colour. A malty treat all round.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very dark tan coloured. Thin off-white head. Roasted, almost smoky to the nose. Dark fruits, spices (pepper) and dark chocolate can be detected in a complex flavour. Medium to full bodied. Slightly bitter aftertaste. Tasty! (Half pint on gravity at The St Albans Beer Festival 28.09.2006).
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 23, 2006 1.cask at last drop inn, york: darker that typical bitter. dark brown with normal white cask head. nice roasted notes throughout the drink with some fruitiness mixed in. Increasingly bitter towards the finish. Well balanced. medium heavy palate. solid brew 2. gets bumbed up a couple of notches on the rerate. very porter like in aroma and flavor. very rich and roasty with some hop presents. quite tasted and has a good mouthfeel. I really don’t think its a bitter though.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ GBBF 2006. Dark amber colour with a small off-white head. Malted roasted and fruity aroma with some hints of chocolate. Sweet malty hoppy bitter flavor. Dry malty and fruity finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Handpump @ the Last Drop Inn, York, Nth Yorkshire.
Deep ruby red, still and sparkling in the lights topped off with a thin, tannish pad of cream that retained well and had a similar high sheen sparkle. Woody aged fruit nose, tangy but dry with a light peppery spice. Quite pleasant. Smoky and rich burnt fruits in the mouth. Quite full and creamy with a light hint of cherry sweetness upfront before drying out and showing an array of spicy, aged fruits, dark chocolate, peat and woody malts with a touch of roasted coffee beans. Burnt wood and bitter malts finish it off smoothly and the length the flavour lasts on the palate is divine. I really took a shine to this one. It’s not too intense, but it borderlined on session beer and one for quiet contemplation. A lovely, balanced, malt driven ale.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had this at the brewery in York. Dark mahogony body with a light tan head. Raisin, apple, cherry and pine in the aroma. Chocolate hops and malt dominate the taste, some light coffee. Nice bitter ending that has more character than most English ales I’ve had in England.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - The Last Drop York. Almost deep dark brown body, tan coloured head. Dark fruit taste which was lovely, better than the porter which I quite liked (maybe I have had enough ) just a bit easier to drink, prunes but good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 23, 2006 Cask gravity at Catford BF 06. Deep ruby with lasting beige head. Choccy aroma, bit flat, smooth, powdery hoc. Fairly good. Bit too powdery. 3.4/5
Re-rate Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden.
Deep dark brown/ruby with tan head. Dark malt aroma, choc, but also hop too. Nicely full in mouth. Nicely roasted malt. Doesn’t drink it’s strength. Good dark strong beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Complex aroma of pear and malt. Warm, roasted taste with porterish hints of musty, smoky malt. Late, lingering bitterness. Good beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Last Drop Inn York 3 May 06. Dark brown - almost black. A burned aroma. Long coffee-filled aftertaste. More like a stout than a bitter. Enjoyable.
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