30/08/2013. PANNIERS, 33-34 Boutport Street, BARNSTAPLE, Devon, England (WETHERSPOONS)

7.1

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

Cask at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival, 2019. Amber pour with a white head. Nose of toffee, walnut, red apple. Flavours of sweet spice, more red apple. Rich, malty sweet finish.

7.4

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

500ml bottle conditioned; BB Dec 2018. Obtained from the Cheese Larder, South Molton, Devon. Drank at my brothers house on 17th July 2018. Slight haze to the dark amber body, large off-white blanket of foam for a head. Malty little number this, ably backed up with some serious hop action. Malty molasses rule the nose and overall taste, the hops adding some fruity notes a fair amount of bitterness. Liked it.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask gravity at Newt Beer Fest 2016 from old tasting notes. Pours lightly hazy dark amber with an off white top. Aroma: fruity, malts, hops, caramel. Taste: medium sweet & bitter, moderate malty, bitter citrus, caramel, toffee, hoppy for the style. Medium body, average carbonation, semi dry finish

5.6

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

Bottled conditioned picked up at Quenchers Bideford. It pours lightly hazy deep with a small foamy white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, walnut, brown bread, fruit cake, varnish and dusty cocoa. The taste is rather dry, pretty bitter, woody, chewy, twiggy, earthy character, bit dusty, toffee, touch of dried fruits, spice and a touch of booze. Medium body and soft, foamy carbonation. A bit toothy and chewy. Wish it was a bit more drinkable, but it is fair enough.OK.

6.6

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

Cask gravity at White Cliffs Beer Festival 2016. Dark amber slight haze. Lasting beige head. Syrupy malty hoppy aroma. Very hoppy for an English Strong. A little on the agricultural side but I rather liked it.

7.1

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

Thanks for the bottle Addison!
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a thin finger’s worth of creamy white head. After the head dissipated, there was just some messy lacing kind of here and there and all over the place.
The smell had a super malty rich caramel to toffee with a nice boozy/fruitiness combination.
The taste was sweet and fruity through the previously mentioned flavors.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with more of a sipper aspect to it. The carbonation was good for the style but also left a nice rolling sweet fruity aftertaste and a dry finish.
Overall, good English Strong Ale, wishing I had another one to go into Winter, hmmm...my bad, probably should’ve saved it until then...

6.6

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

11th March 2009
Cloudy dark amber beer. Sharp tangy hops - slightly acidic. Some bitter grapefruit and orange coming through before a crisp semi dry finish. Better than it sounds!

6

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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 28/07/10. Deep amber with a slight, off-white head. Malty fruit and caramel, with a hint of moss and warming alcohol finish. Ok.

5.6

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

Cask from The Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire 16-05-09 bottled at the pub by dad and brought along to mine Pours dark chesnut, has lost some sparkle on the journey but still in fair nick. Quite bitter, a stick like woodland bitterness, earthy and rustic in fact lets not beat about the bush its quite rough around the edges, the alcohol is quite prominent. This would never win a prize for finesse. Malt and alcohol really dominate with the bitterness, its ok but hard work and I don’t think I would have managed with a pint of this. A6 A3 F5 P3 Ov11 2.8