imdownthepub (4017), Banbury, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England Apr 20, 2007 Cask conditioned at Coventry Beer Fest ’07. Dark brown with fine head. Thin and watery mild with perhaps some strawberry fruitiness and sweetness. Wet cardboard on the finish, which is mercifully short. Mes_and_Sim (4320), Highgate, Greater London, England Apr 1, 2007 A Sim rate (Cask at London Drinker): Caramel chocolate aroma. Slightly better than a standard British beer. Smooth hazelnut flavour. Slightly vanilla. Slightly creamy. hughie (2194), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Sep 9, 2006 Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark brown with a small white head. Faint aroma, the taste rather subdued and sweet biscuity. A slight dryness. TheGrandMaster (1447), Auckland, New Zealand Aug 13, 2006 Half pint pulled at GBBF, darkish brown with a thin tan head. A light roasted malty aroma. Sweet molasses flavours dominate the rich mouthfeel with a tight finish. RichardGretton (2624), Leicestershire, England May 14, 2006 Cask@Rugby Beer Festival, 2006 Pitch black beer with a light head. The aroma is rustic and oaty and the flavour is dry, oaty and slighlty coffee. Overall a nice dark beer.
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