maeib (3949), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England May 19, 2008 Cask conditioned - handpump - Great Eastern, Brighton. A dark brown/ruby coloured beer with an off-white head. The aroma is smoky and malty. Particularly smoky taste with some sweet bready malts. Smooth and really tasty. downender (1521), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Apr 20, 2008 Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol, 20/4/08. Near black with next to no head. Aroma of weak coffee, red fruit and some caramel. Mouth feel was surprisingly watery with some vague roastiness and a short & sweet finish. Subdued all round. Carlus12 (361), London, Greater London, England Feb 21, 2008 Cask @ Croydon BF ’07. Malty, caramel, fruity aroma. Pours dark brown with tan head. Taste is coffee, earthy. FInish is dry and hoppy. Not overly pleasant at all. Doppelganger (1114), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Oct 29, 2007 Cask, Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Deep brown, fine mottled tan and beige head. Green grass aroma and vague, week coffee roast. Thin, salty brownish flavors, vague apple esters. Dryish.
DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England Feb 19, 2006 Cask Stillage at the Racecourse, Worcester 17/08/2001
Dark coloured fruity and bitter. Dry hop finish.
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