Massive Ale
Sharp's Brewery in Rock, Cornwall, England 🏴
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Score
6.43
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Brewed with Northdown and Perle hops and a selection of the finest malts and candy sugars. Fermented and conditioned over the course of a year. Massive Ale is packed with flavour for sheer enjoyment.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
11th July 2011
Cloudy brown beer, small white head. Lightly sour nose with mild oxidised malt. Light palate, crispy and semi dry. Mildly sour fruits. Oxidised malt. Seltzer minerals. Dry finish. Meh!
Cloudy brown beer, small white head. Lightly sour nose with mild oxidised malt. Light palate, crispy and semi dry. Mildly sour fruits. Oxidised malt. Seltzer minerals. Dry finish. Meh!
Tried
on 20 Jan 2013
at 07:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the White Horse Old Ale festival 2011, Parsons Green, London. An amber coloured pour with a small white head on top. Sweet, fruity, port like aroma. Tastes similar, dark fruit, caramel, sweet, malty, port. This was really good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2011
at 12:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask, by gravity, at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 26 Nov 2010) Dark ruby colour with brief, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, treacle and cherries in brandy. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, burnt sugar, treacle, toffee and caramel. Full body. Sweet, vinous and warming. A bit sweet and syrupy for my taste, but a very nice winter warmer when sipped in moderate amounts in front of a log fire.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2011
at 13:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle that I picked up from Utobeer, Borough Market, Southwark, London 13.11.10 consumed at home 20.11.10 Reddy brown appearance with an off-white head. The aroma is heady, heavy and sweet touch of spirit. Soft mouthfeel, the alcohol is very warming, loads of dark sugar, bitterness clinging to the roof of the mouth, despite the heavy sweetness this is a little dry at the finish. Bit rough around the edges, maybe would be better with a little age on it. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov13 3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2010
at 01:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.Light unclear light to medium amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sour berry, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a long to average duration, sour milk notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20100410]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2010
at 23:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours hazy to murky dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is citric and fruity. Bitter, caramel malty, fruity and mild citric. Sweet and slight citric fruity finish. Clearly infected - but it works out okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2010
at 12:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy amber with a large beige head. Sourish aroma with toasted malt, caramel, lacto and sour berries. Flavour had sour berries, toasted malt, caramel and lacto. Finished sour.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2010
at 11:24
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Tasting at Papsø
Hazy amber color; big head. The aroma is light, the flavor is revealing: infected Ale. Some sourness and vegatables, everywhere. Bad.
Hazy amber color; big head. The aroma is light, the flavor is revealing: infected Ale. Some sourness and vegatables, everywhere. Bad.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2010
at 08:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a hazy deep amber with an off-white head. Sour nose - citric fruitiness. Solid body, sweet caramel and citrusy fruits with a rather distinct sourness. Dry and sour finish. It’s amazing how the British brewers so often manage to infect even their strongest beers. 100410
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2010
at 08:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at The Rake, HogTownHarry visit May 2009. Pretty looking beer, deep amber, lasting beinge head. Bit sweetish on aroma. Actually pretty drinkable, some tangerine. Booziness softened out of it I thought. Teh tagerine was great. Really quite lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2009
at 16:23