Historic check-in

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.

7.4

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

Aroma is fruity with a little wood. Very smooth, rich texture. Fruity flavour with some raisin. Also quite dry and nutty.

6.8

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

Bottled@chriso. Golden colour, mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is fruity and floral hops with some mild sweet maltyness to it. Flavour is fruity, floral, wooden and a bit toffeeish notes. Nice bitterness in the finish.

6

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

1st March 2010
Clear amber beer. Light toffee and hops on the nose. Slightly dry palate. Fairly well balanced. Light malt, a trace of caramel, a little orange hop that is mildly bitter. Finishes semi dry. Unremarkable but fresh and decent.

7.5

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

Brown 500ml bottle, best before the end of Oct 2010, drank mid Oct 2010. Poured into an ’Abbot Ale’ badged tankard. Clear and good looking amber body, an off white blanket of foam sat on top, which produced some heavy lacing as the beer sank. Hop bitterness aroma, but not overstated, a malt presence balances out the hops, both in the smell and tastes. As stated, a balanced brew: very drinkable and full of those ’good quality English Bitter’ flavours. An almost rich and creamy depth to it, a winters night beer and one I’d have again and again.

7

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

Bottle at home in London. Pours golden-brown with a large, foamy head. Aroma holds crispy malts and leafy hops. Light sweet flavor, some burnt toast, faint caramel, light wood, some leafy and earthy bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with earthy, slightly dirty hops, toasted malts, mild dough. Nice beer.

5.8

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

500ml bottle. Pours a hazy light orange with a medium head. Aroma is dusty hops, a little lemon and yeast, faint. Bready malt and a little lemon to start. Medium bitter finish.

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 500ml.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee - butter, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100813]

6.2

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

Bottle, 4.5%. OK malty aroma with a bit of fruit and plastic. Clear grey amber colour. Small frothy white head. The flavour starts off with a rough bitterness, but clean enough. Then comes a good maltiness and later again a bit of yeast. Not bad.