5.4

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

7

Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a slightly hazy golden/orange colour with a two finger foamy white head. Not getting much aroma on the nose but seems fruity and biscuity. Taste is fruity with citrus and floral notes, a touch more biscuit and also earthy hops on the lingering bitter finish. Full body, fairly low carbonation and oily mouthfeel. I wouldn’t say it’s very Christmasy but still a good decent beer.

7.1

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

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Labeled as Dry Hop Ale. Pours clear honey-gold with a lasting, foamy white head. Lightly sweet with pleasant, fresh leafy hop bitterness, lightly toasted grains, hints of pine, honey, fresh bread. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Subtly resinous finish, nips of leaves and earth, further lightly toasted pale malts. It's really quite drinkable stuff.

6.3

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

Bottle from Tbone_, thanks! Orange blonde color. Flowery and peppery hops in the aroma. Hopbitter flavor with a hint of grapefruit. Thin, just a bit alcoholic. Hint of butterscotch. Not bad.

7.6

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

500 ml bottle into pint glass, bottled on 9/17/2016. Pours fairly crystal clear medium orange/amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apple, honey, light caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Bit of diacetyl in the aromas, but not overpowering. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apple, honey, light caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apple, honey, light caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is fairly well hidden with a bit of warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice English strong ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Very well balanced and a great style example. A very enjoyable offering.

5.9

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

Bottle. Pours hazy chestnut with small white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, lemon and hints of coffee and biscuits. Taster is medium sweet, light acidic and faint bitter. Body is oily with soft carbonation. Finish is long annex mostly sweet with notes that follow the nose. Not much Christmas in this one, but a nice ale it is.

6.2

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

500ml bottle from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham. Deep golden colour, with a white head. Aroma has hops and caramel, the taste has this too, a touch more punch than the 4.5% version.

7

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

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing.
The smell had some light cinnamon, chocolate and vanilla. There was a little bit of plum as it opened up a bit.
The taste was mainly sweet but had a light roasty note underneath.
On the palate, this one sat right at a medium on the body with a tad of sessionability about it. Carbonation seemed fairly subdued but okay for the style.
Overall, for the most part, this was a good English Strong Ale to have again.

5.8

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

Tap at Oluthuone Leskinen, Oulu. Originally rated 04122011. Colour is golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Caramel, some sweetness and malts

6.8

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

Flaske (bb.060914) fra Voldby Købmansgård, på Sigmunds hytte april-14: mer malt enn humle i både aroma og smak. Lett syrlig bærsmak. God og varmende. Jeg hører flere fornøyde sukk rundt bordet.