 maeib (4735), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 17, 2008 Updated: Sep 28, 2009Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Coventry BF. First time I’ve seen this beer since joining RB. Had it many years ago and loved it. It’s still excellent but falls a few points short of my marking of the bottled version. I should revisit that beer to see what I’d score it now, but my comments suggest I did enjoy that more than this. Having said that this is still lovely. It’s almost black with fruits roasted malts and smokiness on the aroma. The taste has all those attributes also together with some fish oil and caramel. A long complex finish. Very tasty and proof that Fullers can produce good stuff if they try hard enough.Score 4.0
Subsequent rating scored 3.8. Average becomes 3.9
DruncanVeasey (2744), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 11, 2008 Updated: Apr 12, 2008Top of the bill, Cov ’08. Onto the big guns now...salty, creamy cocoa-heavy Baltic-like complexity, brine, powdery chocolate and roast. Aroma red vinous and chocolatey. Lovely balance of creamy/charred notes, and BOVRIL. The character of a Baltic porter/imperial stout several % stronger (Pardubický Porter?) Big, serious, dangerous beer.
DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 6, 2008 Aroma is a well blended coffee, chocolate and a hint of liquorice, deep chocolate brown, zero head. Taste is roast coffee, milk chocolate some nuttiness. Light bodied, very well balanced, smooth. Terrific!
Theis (3756), Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2008 Cask at ØLbaren. Dark dark brown - light brown head. Licorice, english licorice, bread, roasted, light burned notes, berries. A bit watery thin body and finish.
faroeviking (6083), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 16, 2008 Cask @ Ølbaren. Pours a clear deep dark brown colour with a small short lasting head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and slight coffee. Rather thin mouthfeel. Flavour of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and bitter hops with a dry roasty bitter finish.
fonefan (11640), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 5, 2008 Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. [ My UK rating # 600 ] Clear medium brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery but very smooth, carbonation is soft to flat. (160108)
cgarvieuk (4184), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 20, 2008 Updated: Sep 20, 2008Cask at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... Deep black ... roast deep smokey malt nose ... lots of chocolate ... lots of rich malts .
ChristianScheffel (4529), Odense, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 17, 2008 Updated: Oct 2, 2008Black with rather short-lived, bubbly light brown head. Rich aroma dominated by caramel, licorice, chocolate and coffee. True porter flavour of chocolate and charcoal. Dry with low carbonation, giving the impression of a thin body
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