6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 34 cl) Clear, orangey brown with a small, off-white head. Lightly nutty and vaguely burned aroma. Light in body and a little low in carbonation. Very pleasant nutty accents, soft mouthfeel and a smooth finish almost without any bitterness. 040508
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2008
at 15:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(On tap) Pours an almost clear, dark orangey brown with a beige head. Fat aroma of roasted malt and nuts. Very full-bodied with plenty of roasted malt, nuts and licorice. Lightly hoppy finish. Very, very tasty and moreish. Fresh from tap this is a small masterpiece, bottled it tends to pick up some acidity. 040508
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2008
at 15:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(On tap) Clear golden with a small, white head. Fresh and flowery hop aroma. Medium body with rather sweet, clean malts. Rather light with a dry hopping. Very fresh, tasty and quite flavoursome - especially considering the low alcohol. I have a sneaky suspicion that it’s actually stronger though.... 040508
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2008
at 15:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(On tap) Beautiful clear amber colour with a small, off-white head. Sweetish aroma of caramel, fruit and nuts. Medium body, a little low in carbonation with sweetish - almost exotic - fruit accents. Smooth and lightly hoppy finish. 040508
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2008
at 15:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Hazy pale golden. Grassy citric nose. Dry and lemony, light bodied. Somewhat bready with soft mouthfeel and medium bitterness. Very flavourful for a lager of this size, but the acidity is not doing it any favours. Will try to get my hands on a another bottle to see if I got an old sample.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2005
at 14:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Ruby colour, brief head. Citric nose. Sweetish and roasty. Solid raisniny crystal malt character, rounded mouthfeel. Grassy hops adds pleasant bitternesss. A very aromatic beer that fills your mouth with flavour, remarkably similar to how I remember Usher’s Ruby Ale used to be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2005
at 14:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Boyyled. Dark ruby, near no head. Fruity and very roasty. Fairly dry and medium bodied with spicy hay-like hoppiness and a dry, near woody finish with medium bitterness. Unusually strong and hearty for a South African beer.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2005
at 14:30
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
BottledHazily amber, brief head. Fruity aroma with notes of melon and orange. Medium bodied and lightly salty with some bready malt tones. Low bitterness. A light and easy going offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2005
at 14:27