5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
tap at GBBF 2010 ... coppper bubbly white head ...yeast eggy nose ... soft toffee malt ... eggy ... not my thing
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2010
at 05:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, light vanilla. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100629]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2010
at 14:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 5.3%. Sweet aroma, mildly roasted, lactose. Very dark brown colour, red shine. The flavour is roasted with some barley bitterness. Dark chocolate and chocolate bitterness also.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2010
at 12:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cross Hands, Winterbourne Down, S Gloucestershire 23/06/10. Deep gold with a slight white head. Aroma of summer fruits with some leafy hops and a touch of caramel. Flavour of biscuit malts, more fruit and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2010
at 14:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Copper colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, fruits, wood, mild nuttyness as well as mild sprucelike notes. Flavour is quite alike but dominated by fruits and some red berryish notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2010
at 08:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cross Hands, Winterbourne Down, S Gloucestershire 23/03/10. Deep gold in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of citrus hops and apricot fruit. Flavour of slightly sweet biscuit malts, more fruit and a dry, hoppy finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2010
at 15:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled@The 1st Vaasa CS/ES beer session (thanks JP). Very deep ruby red colour, close to black, with a small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, some coffee, mild chocolate as well as some slight nuttyness. Flavour is quite much the same with also some smoked wet wood and mild vanillaish notes. Semi-bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2010
at 02:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Wellington, Birmingham 01/02/10. Pale amber with a slight, off-white head. A malty bitter, with some earthiness, tart fruit and bitter finish. Workmanlike.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2010
at 13:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
29th October 2008. Clear brown beer. Low carbonation. Sweet malt with a little toffee. Okay but feels tired.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2010
at 16:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Cross Hands, Winterbourne Down, S Gloucestershire 29/12/09. Deep chestnut in colour with a frothy, off-white head. Aroma of cinnamon, cloves and sweetish malts. Flavour began with some dark fruits, a touch of nuttiness and more spices, before a decent bitter finish. An enjoyable Christmas beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2009
at 12:52