6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Amber-coloured, presumably filtered with some sediment though. Sweetish almost honey-like. Has some Retsina-character - understandably. 240904
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2005
at 04:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark, almost black. Presumably it’s filtered but pretty much without head. Low in carbonation. Quite smoked flavours - almost burned. But a rather light body. Very aromatic and lovely beer. Not sure if I can taste the added kelp though... 230904
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2005
at 04:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Presumably a historic ale from Scotland from times when heather rather than hops were used as bittering ingredient. Beautiful amber, filtered with a creamy head. Has some gingery notes, but it’s probably from the added sweet gale. A very interesting beer. 290804
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2005
at 12:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a light hazy brown color ale with a nice beige foamy head with pretty good retention. Aroma of gooseberries is easily detectable along with some malt and weird spices. Sweetness is overwhelming and well balance with the malt. Nice refreshing drink with some originality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2005
at 09:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
A hazy orange beer with a nice creamy off-white head. The aroma is very spicy and sharp - I can’t really pick out the individual parts - but I pick up honey and grapefruit. The flavor is weird - a lot of wheat and a lot of spices - though I can’t pick them out - not even the gooseberries. The mouthfeel is very smooth and the end dry and a bit watery.
Tried
from Can
on 10 May 2005
at 14:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Vibrant gold/amber colour, with a lightly hopped and quite dry aroma. The flavour is heavy on the caramel and quite dry. Overall a smooth bitter which is reasonably dry and caramel based.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2005
at 09:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark beer with a light head, roasted, coffee and bitter aroma, and a bitter, coffee and slightly rich flavour. Overall a good dark beer.
Tried
on 01 May 2005
at 06:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled at the RBESP 2004 pubcrawl
Light roasted chocolate and coffee aroma. Quite black, creamy brown head. Retsina flavors, cinnamon, strawberries, moss. Fullbodies and somewhat sticky. Surely this beers mother is a hamster....
Light roasted chocolate and coffee aroma. Quite black, creamy brown head. Retsina flavors, cinnamon, strawberries, moss. Fullbodies and somewhat sticky. Surely this beers mother is a hamster....
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2005
at 14:33
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
This is the only time I have had this beer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy bronze color with a small tan head. The aroma is very odd - sweet and piney. The flavor is thick sweet malt and a strange piney element as well. Sweet smooth pine sol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2005
at 23:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I had this beer once about a year ago and do not remember being very impressed. I have not gone back to it since until now when curiosity got the better of me. I will not make the mistake of avoiding this one again. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this interesting brew pours a dark black color with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet malt, light berry and a hint of chocolate. The flavor is strong with roasted malt on the front and slides gently into a fine berry flavor accompanied by chocolate and coffee. There is a rather pleasant sweet roasted malt and fruit finish. The fruit is definitely noticeable but does not overpower this beer leading to a far nicer experience than you get with most fruit beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2005
at 15:13