Darkly Veiled
Ballards Brewery in Nyewood, West Sussex, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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Score
6.47
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Old Bounder series 2006/7
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at L6, thanks to Leighton, 17/01/19. Chestnut brown with a moderate beige covering. Nose is nutty, brown sugar, soy sauce, bittersweet, stewed fruits. Taste comprises fruit cake, more soy, oxidisation but not OTT, brown bread, dried fruits, residual sugars, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad for the age ... he boost has certainly mellowed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2019
at 17:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 17/01/2019. Thanks to Leighton for this one. A clear amber coloured pour with no head. Aroma is meaty cola cubes, oxidised, jammy, riasin, . Flavour is composed of sticky brown sugars, cola cubes, alcohol, sticky, jammy, raisin. Palates is sticky sweet, no condition, . Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2019
at 22:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - picked up at GBBF. Pours clear chestnut with almost no head. Has aged pretty well, lots of well ripened berries, oily toffee, certainly notes of oxidation. Full bodied, oily, with soft carbonation. Lightly warming finish, some caramel, brown bread, cherry. Quite enjoyable. Has aged fairly well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2019
at 19:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. An unclear dark red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of berries as well as medium notes of malt and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of oxidation, caramel, fruit, and malt. The body is thick, and the oxidation is a bit too much for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2009
at 03:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ chrisoโs Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a slighlty sweeitsh malty dark fruit aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweetish amlty fruity dark fruit flavor. Has a dry fruity dark fruit finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2009
at 11:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cloudy amber color. Caramel, burnt raisins, brown sugar in the nose. Slightly sour cherries, milk chocolate and burnt raisins in mouth. Very malty. A bit too sour, but decent depth. Warming finish. Take away the sourness and this could be a great beer.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2009
at 14:04