6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tap. Deep, dark reddish amber color. Some head. Aroma is light hoppy citrus. Flavor was a lot of hops for a amber.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Subtle pine hops, light fruit, great malts. Round mouthfeel, solid carb. Lovely floral hops, doughy malts,with a light nutty finish,and a lingering resinous aftertaste. Nice stuff.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma of malt, caramel, citrus, fruits, resin, hops. Flavour is light sweet with a medium bitter finish. Very dry. Wish I could have tasted a fresher sample, but even aged it was damn fine, even though it has probably lost its hoppy edge.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Brown bottle, 355 ml, 6.4%, savoured on 22 October 2024; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, ring and islands of beige head, no lacing; nose: madeira, hops, light fruity, lemon, light lime; mouth : hops, light fruity, lemon, light madeira, light lime, finale in hops with presence of malt, medium body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, grainy texture; in summary: good for such an old beer FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 355 ml, 6,4 %, savourée le 22 octobre 2024; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d’effervescence, anneau et îlots de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : madère, houblon, léger fruité, citron, léger lime; bouche : houblon, léger fruité, citron, léger madère, léger lime, finale en houblon avec présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture granuleuse; en résumé : bien pour une bière si vieille

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Reddish amber color. Red fruit, melon and grapefruit in the aroma. Malty oily hopbitter flavor with red fruit and grapefruit. Well balanced IPA, slightly alcoholic but characterful.

8

Backlog

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottles and draught from debut onwards, most recently 2010.
Copper-amber body is clear and topped by a medium-sized, beige head with moderate to moderately low retention.
Specialty malts and fruity hops are joined by a touch of pine and lots of pepper. Just enough caramel-like sweetness balances the beer gently and the alcohol is well-concealed. This used to be an amazing beer at the start of the brewery, as did most of their other beers. I assume it went downhill and is pretty mediocre now. Lots of fresh, juicy, fruity hops. Almost NE IPA juice levels, though with a stronger pine/grapefruit bitterness. Crunchy/hard specialty malts and light woodiness, with light yeastiness lingering and ample, engaging carbonation.