15/02/2003. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, St. Davids Station Approach, EXETER, Devon, England (FREE HOUSE)

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4

Cask gravity at Kent BF, Canterbury. Very deep ruby colour, with disappearing tan head. Sour, sour vinegar/old ale aroma. Surprisingly good in mouth and the choc rescues it, then lovely espresso coffee on finish. Terrible aroma, but rest is good. Funnily enough someone else had it 2 days later and it was a lot better.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Standing order edinburgh ... Deep brown light hint of red ... light malt little blackbery nose ... sweet light fruit malt with a deep richness ... little liquorish ... juicy malts ... roast malt in linger.... 4.0 TK2 cask at cloisters ... deep black ... roast malts ... lovely ... ne need to say more ... 4.3

4.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

A deep red beer - almost brown - with a huge light brown head. The aroma is acidic, fruity and roasted. While the flavor balances between sweetness and acidity with notes of roasted malt and hints of butter, leading to a dry end. The mouthfeel is slightly sticky.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dark brown with an obvious aroma of black currant winegums. Sweet and estery. Mildly malty with soft mouthfeel. Despite the rather strong black currant flavour it doeesn't go overboard, and manages to stay quite enjoyable. A true oddity.