5.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. These were recalled by the brewer, in exchange for a refund. But, tickers gotta tick? Should never have been sent out, really. The brewer had this laying around for ages, due to bottling problems, but tried to flog it, regardless. Anyway, it pours a hazy copper colour. Skim of off white head. Nose has stewed hop. Stewed malt. Smells like a week opened barley wine. Taste is syrupy sweet. Stewed hop bitter. Slick, syrupy mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Sticky, oxidised, high ABV nonsense, as expected, although to be fair, I’ve had worse.