7

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

500ml bottle - Pours a clear dark orange amber colour with a small off-white head. The aroma is biscuity malts, toffee and caramel with sweet fruity notes. A moderately sweet taste, caramel, sweet biscuit malt, toffee and sweet dried fruit flavours with a smooth bittersweet finish.

7

Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a clear amber colour with a thin soapy looking white head. Aromas of oranges, tangerines, marmalade, honey and tea. Taste again has notes of oranges, marmalade, honey and tea with some added caramel. Sweet finish. Medium to full body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Very sessionable for the strength. Nice

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Old historic backlog rating of a pasteurised 500ml 5.9% bottle. Supermarket purchase, Sainsbury's I think. Poured clear dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Nice malty, toffee, fruity aroma. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

6.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Putting rating here as mine is 5.9% alcohol. I don't see any mention of this being unpasteurized or not Smell-weak malt, hops, roast. Foam- thin, malty, bitter, roast, citrus, hops. Head is small, white in color with a brown tint. Appearance- beer bottle cap and bottle specific to brewery, neat.Clear orange-brown medium-dark color, weak carbonation. From - snifter Taste - malty, bitter, roast, citrus, hops. Refreshing. A fine beer I must say, perfectly drinkable. Bitter-lasting aftertaste. Feels like it would be great cold on a hot summer day.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Nice clear, amber pint with a white head. Appetizer during Diageos Special Release Launch

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, draft and can. Bronze color. Aroma: meadow flowers and honey, hoppy, good malts. Taste: sweetish, butter, a little nut in honey, bright tones of malts, warming, dry and bitter finish, very good.

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours copper-ish brown with a small white head. Aromas of nuts, hay, bread, old hops, citrus. Taste is about the same, slightly bitter. Meh.

7.2

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

Bottle found in the depths of fridge of nearby hotel near Bodrum. Pours headless amber. Sweet malty nose. Taste has some sweet caramel notes. Medium to high bitterness with toffee line. Good.