 jbrus (4893), Delft, Netherlands
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Jan 7, 2006 Bottled, label said 4.1% ABV. Aroma of prune, black currant, dough and lots of yeast. Black color, light brown small creamy head, very nice lace. Light sweet, light sour, dough, yeast, bitter finish, coffeebeans. Thin and a long lasting dry finish. Very typical combination of flavors which I never encountered before and hope I never will again.
johndoughty (2165), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 18, 2005 Malty and a little thin.Pleasant roasted flavour makes for a distinctive and reaonable mild.
chriso (4850), London, Greater London, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
May 11, 2005 I wasn’t expecting a lot from this beer, but I have to say i was pleasantly surprised. Its an intriguing, if rather odd, brew hovering in the grey area between a mild, a stout and an old ale. And, like most low strength pasteurised beers, it can’t entirely shrug off those characteristic taints of wet carboard and metal, but it has enough going on to limit their impact. It’s very dark in colour, almost black, with a ruby tinge. No creamy head in the bottled version. The aroma is a bit vinous and woody, with chocolate malt in the background. Lots of roast chocolate malt in the flavour, with a sort of sweet and sour thing going on - dry malt and jammy fruit combined. Becomes drier, with distinct acidity on the finish and a slightly astringent aftertaste. The overall impression is a bit wrinkly and dried out (sorry, slipping into SilkTork’s old lady analogies) but, in the end, I kind of liked it. 500ml pasteurised bottle from Brecon Welsh Food Store (I forget the name of it).
Ungstrup (15371), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 30, 2005 An opaque brown beer with a disappearing brown head. the arom ais sweet malty and roasty. The flavor is roasted malty combined with notes of roasted bread and a thin body.
Garrat (1132), Suffolk, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 10, 2005 Updated: Dec 14, 2005Bottle.Very dark in colour,no head.Bournville,toblerone,roasted malt,nice body,an ok session.
maeib (4761), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 13, 2004 Bottled. Aroma reminds me a bit of cointreau but in a darker chocolate malt kind of way. The colour is almost black and thankfully the head is nothing like that which cream flow dispense would provide as per the blurb. Taste is on the thin side; again there is a sort of orange taste but also some chocolate and coal. A bit odd really!
Spiesy (2333), Global Citizen, Greater London, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 20, 2004 Bottled. Dark brown with a soft light-brown head. Rich dark chocolate malt aroma, with blood plums and prunes. Deep, rich and dense flavour. A very generous mild that punches well above it’s wait.
RichardGretton (3153), Leicestershire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 7, 2004 Fizzy headed dark beer with a strongly smoked aroma and a toffee/dry flavour. Overall a good toffee flavoured beer.
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