6

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

500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers!]. Clear, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, minimally grainy malty and herbal, fruity, hoppy aroma, some toffee and butterscotch, a touch of nettle and yellow berries. Taste is sweet-ish malty, minimally fruity hoppy, hints of butterscotch, toffee, am unspecific fruity touch of yellow fruit.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Foggy amber colour. Modest ivory head. Aroma: caramel, biscuit, candied fruit. Full body. Soft carbonation. Taste: robust special malts, fruit esters, light bitterness. Warming alcohol.

6

Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Seriously Bad Elf (2010) on 18 Sep 2018 at 12:53 - Score: 6. Original review text: Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Seriously Bad Elf (2014) on 18 Sep 2018 at 12:53 - Score: 6. Original review text: Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Seriously Bad Elf (2015) on 18 Sep 2018 at 12:53 - Score: 6. Original review text: Backlog

6.2

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

Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - Amber pour with white head. Sweet malty with notes of caramel, some brown sugar, treacle, vague dried fruit, sweet malty close. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottle, bb 9/16. Clear gold, large white head that never quite disappears. Aroma of travel sweets, butterscotch, blackcurrants, sheep, wound dressings, grapes. Sweet with some grainy and boiled fruit notes, unpleasant medicinal flavours. Doesn’t dry out much, some bitterness. Alcohol as such doesn’t stick out that much, but signs of carelessly boozy brewing abound. Offensive.

4.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle. Pours clear golden yellow with huge foamy white head. Aroma is mild with sweet malt, sugar, honey, white wine, wheat bread, black currant jam and lemon peel. Taste is light to medium sweet, medium bitter, light umami and light to medium acidic. Body is oily with sparking carbonation. Finish is long and balanced bitter and sweet with notes of malt, sugar, barley wine, yeast, dried apricot and overripe fruit. Plain and not very Christmasy

7

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

500 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/2/2011. Pours crystal clear bright orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of honey, caramel, brown sugar, biscuit, light nuttiness, golden raisin, plum, apricot, apple, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Okay aromas with solid balance and complexity of bready malt, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. A bit too fruity on aromas. Taste of honey, caramel, brown sugar, biscuit, light nuttiness, golden raisin, plum, apricot, apple, herbal, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, golden raisin, plum, apricot, apple, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good robustness, balance, and solid complexity of bready malt, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a smooth and fairly creamy/silky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a solid English strong ale. All around good balance, robustness, and solid complexity of bready malt, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. I was expecting more overall malt complexity given the ABV, but this was still fairly enjoyable. Tastes like an imperial version of English pale ale.

6.8

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

Aroma: fruity sweet. Flavour: fruity sweet with notes of nuts and a bitter aftertaste. Colour: brown amber with an offwhite head.

3.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Bottle, gift from Andrew. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of grain, honey and metal. Flavour of cough syrup and alcoholic burn. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Truly disgusting.