jter9 (12), Suffolk, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | May 7, 2009 cask at edwardstone white horse ’dark ale dales’, suffolk. think and roasty. chocolate notes throughout. very satisfying.
downender (2644), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Dec 10, 2009 On gravity at the Portcullis, Bristol 10/12/09. Dark brown with next to no head. Very chocolatey in aroma and flavour, with a slight, bitter finish. Drinkable if not memorable. RichardW (260), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Oct 12, 2009 Carlisle BF. Quite thin, but it is a weak ale anyhow. Hint of roast malt with a slight taste of cold coffee. Good session strength dark ale. renffisch (520), london, Greater London, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Sep 24, 2008 cask at ealing bf 08. sour vomity sweetish malt nose. hazy dark chestnut colour. smooth roasty, malty, choc and cocoa flavours. bit thin but thats alright for a three percenter. FatPhil (3498), Espoo, Finland
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jul 14, 2008 Cask (Ealing BF2008)
Classic dark mild appearance. Chocolatey aroma. Also a chocolatey taste, but also some tangy hops. Anna says there’s some veg. Roasty. Quite watery, but not thin. Solid mild. Magicdave6 (5559), London, Greater London, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 10, 2007 Cask in the brewpub. Aroma is full on roasty but chocolate dominates, slight grassy hop character. Taste is similar full bodied and chcolatly for the % outstanding, grassy finishes slightly annoys me though. M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Nov 23, 2007 Cask, Alloa BF 07. Roasted malty tones, lightly scented and inoffensive. Mouth comes with some burnt tones and loads of sweetness. Malty, but watery, very gulpable. cgarvieuk (4225), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Oct 26, 2007 Cask Halfway house Edinburgh ... Solid black ... little soft coffee malt nose ... soft cherry sweet malts ... lots of sweet roast malts ... a good solid mild ... Cracking beer at 3% Shame we dont see more of this or its kind. Id go out of my way for another of these.
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