5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle smuggled back by Tony, thanks for the hookup. Lightly hazy deep golden color with a tiny white bubbled head that dissipates quickly. Great bready sweet pilsner malt aroma with bits of spicy hop butterscotch and pomme fruit. The flavor is heavy with diacytyl and sweet bready malt with just faint hop flavor or bitterness. Medium body, barely any carbonation. Not horrible, but not great either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2015
at 18:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Loco Liquor in Blairgowrie, Johannesburg, bb 30/09/13
Dark mahogany color with medium sized head. The aroma is just caramel, but it has a certain elegance. The mouthfeel is soft and round; caramel flavor with a malt backbone, nutty, moderately sweet; correct bitterness.
The single elements of this beer are rather simple, but it has been brewed with elegance and skills; a perfect, British, Half Barley Wine.
Dark mahogany color with medium sized head. The aroma is just caramel, but it has a certain elegance. The mouthfeel is soft and round; caramel flavor with a malt backbone, nutty, moderately sweet; correct bitterness.
The single elements of this beer are rather simple, but it has been brewed with elegance and skills; a perfect, British, Half Barley Wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2013
at 06:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Red colour. There’s a lot of rich amber maltiness on the nose. Same palate, soft and with light juiciness.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2012
at 05:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Ruby-brown. Light caramel/dark sugar aroma. Toasty, with light fruitiness, and some juicy character. Like a strong bitter, with good balance.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2012
at 05:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dull gold. Soft body, not much aroma. Mainly malty on the palate but the mouthfeel would benefit from more carbonation. There is, however, a little juiciness in the finish.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2012
at 05:32
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Light amber colour. The aroma is soft, malty bitter. Light body, soft, very English with a malty character, touch of diacetyl and a creamy cask finish. Underhopped, though.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2012
at 05:31
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a huge cream colored head. The aroma is acidic malty with notes of caramel and metal, leading to a dry and tart finish. The body is thin. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2009
at 18:06
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with notes of malt and citrus, and so is the flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2009
at 05:19
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange to brown with a lacing off-white head. Mild orange fruit and malt aroma. Flavour is mild citric with an almost gone malt flavour. Citric and mild infection flavour into the finish. Sadly another bottled version that was off :(
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 07:53
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a lacing off-white head. Mild mouldy and slight spiced fruity aroma. Flavour is infected orange fruity with a vague caramel malt base. Finish is mild bitter mixed with an orange fruity note. Bottles don’t seem to be clean from this brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 07:26