7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

March 1st 2017
Leighton’s 20K at his posh new gaff! Thanks to Leighton for this unexpected treat. Almost clear amber beer, slight brown tint. Small pale tan head. Palate is light, fairly dry. Modest fine carbonation. Good palate for the age. Modest cherry, marzipan, little wet wood. Musty note and very mild gueuzey vibe.Light finish. A tasty and characterful antique.

6.9

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

Bottle shared at the Leighton mega 20k tasting. 1/03/2017. Huge thanks to Leighton for this one. A clear copper ruby red brown coloured pour with a fine off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel, jammy fruits, cough syrup, cherry. Flavour is composed of semi cherry, woody cherry pips, cherry, little marzipan, little musty. Palate is sweet and sticky, lowish carbonation. Aged pretty well. Cherry bakewell.

6.9

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

Bottle shared at the 20k tasting - sourced via trade. Vintage late 1980s - maybe ’87. Pours clear amber with minimal head. Lots of simple cherry candies in the nose, faint wood, very faint caramel. Light sweet flavour with only hints of age, more cherry candies, cough drops, minimal acidity, some wood. Light bodied with almost no carbonation. Finishes with more sweet, juicy cherry, marzipan, faint woody dryness. Quite enjoyable. Doesn’t really show many signs of age.

6.4

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

How: Bottle, 1972 vintage.
Where: Sweet & Sour 2016.
Appearance: Clear amber colour with no head.
Aroma: Vinegar, fruit, dusty.
Body: Light body, no carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, raisin, vinegar.
Comment: Too heavily oxidised which is mostly apparent in the aroma.

6

Demanding smell but the taste is intriguing. Heavy oxidation has ruined it but it’s also very interesting to experience how that’s happened.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle courtesy of Maschusch. 1972 vintage. Pours clear deep brownish red with no head worth mentioning. Smell is fruity and of course heavy oxidized with crackers, caramel, light cherries, rotten wood, leather, old forgotten 100 year old barn, raisins, prunes, hay, moist soil and lemon zest. Taste is sour, tiny malty, slightly fruity and leathery. Mouthfeel is soft, round, tiny oily, tdry, tart and medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and sour with crackers, caramel, sour cherries, raspberries, old tobacco, hay, minerals, leather, old barn and lemon zest. Demanding smell but the taste is intriguing. Heavy oxidation has ruined it but it’s also very interesting to experience how that’s happened.

8

1972

6.8

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

Sample from a bottle at the Kulminator courtesy of Kermis. Vintage 1987. Thin off white head. Hazy amber pour. No tartness or carbonation. Cherry taste. Oxidised. Pretty good.

6.8

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

1987 Bottle at Kulminator. Clear amber brown with a ring off white head. Aroma of lightly sweet and sour cherries, oxidized and caramel / toffee notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate sour. Light medium bodied with near flat carbonation.