5.6

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

Bottle from a trade with Grumbo, thanks! Aroma is malt, caramel, toffee, touch of raisins, light dried fruits, butterscotch, hint of spice. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Body is medium. Not bad, drinkable but overall a bit dull.

15/01/2006. RED LION, 37-38 Market Place, DONCASTER, South Yorkshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)

7.6

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

Bottle from the Ipswich Coop. Pours an attractive amber brown with a ruby tint and a nice sized creamy off-white to beige head. Aroma of malt, toffee, nut, dark fruit, and light winter spice. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full bodied, oily texture, average carbonation. Enjoyed this, a very good winter seasonal.

5.6

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

500ml bottle [from a trade with Grumbo - thanks Graham!]. Clear, ruby-brown colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Weak, malty aroma, cautious hints of toffee, a touch of hazelnut, unspecific fruity hoppy overtones. Taste is dry, toasty, nutty and earthy malty, hints of Brazil nut, hazelnut, subtle sweetness, bitter hoppy overtones.

5.4

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

Geringe Karbonisierung. Dunkler, moderat bitterer Antrunk, muffig, steigend hopfig. Mittelstarke Würzigkeit. 9/8/8/8/6/8

6.3

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

Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Pours clear reddish brown colour with a small beige head. Aroma of red fruits, caramel, some nuts, syrup. Taste of red malt, dry red fruits, caramel, syrup.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Many thanks to Grumbo fro this bottle! Smooth malty nose. The beer starts fresh and round. Malty, not too intense but round and refreshing. Caramel, dry malty, round and sessionable with nice bitter hops in the end. Typical nice English Bitter!

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Crosse Keys (JDW), City of London. Golden amber with a tight cream head; malty aroma; rich caramel malt taste with a touch of spice and a drying finish. A satidfying Christmas beer.

6.1

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

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours light copper, sweet toffee, light spice, dry.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 18/12/2013. Copper coloured with a slight white head. orange peel, some stone fruits, caramel and a hint of nuttiness, before a moderately bitter finish. Fine.