7

Bottle at ash's. Pours black, nose is vanilla, coconut, chocolate, little soapy, taste is berries, chocolate, roasted, some coffee notes, vanilla. 8/7/8/8/7

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Medium, whitish head over metallic golden beer. Rather oppressive nose, weyish, with asafoetida, lupulin, resin, citrus. Again asafoetida, if less, with citruspeel, citrusoil and resin. Really very bitter, astringent, almost chemical. Quite slick, creamy from the head, quite well-carbonated, oily. On the agressive side, no? Oakgalls instead of hopcones used? Txs to Stef!

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at Lodge, Alsager. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s a strong aroma of roasted malts and coffee. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy with beery fruits to the fore. Flavour also has malts, blackcurrant and a hint of vanilla. Later there are traces of liquorice, dried fruit and cola as well. Finish is dry and slightly fruity. This is decent.

7.5

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

Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought back from Scotland by my wife. Pours a amber colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of passion fruit, mango, citrus, gooseberry, cinnamon & biscuit. Medium body. Well balanced with a long bitter finish. Outstanding pale ale & one to look out for again.

6.5

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

Sløret gylden med offwhite skum som daler sakte. Aroma humle fersken sitrus malt. Smak fersken humle sitrus fruktkaramell blomst malt gjær. Fyldigrund, rund, lett bitterlett fruktig. Cask på The Amber Rose

6.3

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

Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought back from Scotland by my wife, 1st time I tried this some 9 years ago in Edinburgh. It pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, caramel, biscuit & malt hops. Light to medium body. Light bitter finish. Decent blonde ale

7

Keg at shilling. Pours deep orange, nose is raspberry, strawberry, floral, toffee, taste is juicy fruit, zesty, sweet. 7

7.4

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Mørk Mahognifarget klar med beige skum. Lukter mørk sirup, noe kakao og maltekstrakt. Lett. Smaker sjokolade, kakao, mørkt brød og noe trevirke. Middels lang.

7.4

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

Keg at the brewery taproom. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of peach and blueberry. Taste adds sweet finish. Light sweet finish.

8

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

Keg at the brewery taproom. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, maple. Taste adds coconut. Rich and sweet finish.