5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Dark brown with a rich, beige head. Notes of nuts and roasted malt with a light edge of smoke reminding me of Scotch. A bit low in carbonation and quite dry. A decent but far from sophisticated brew. 140700
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2005
at 11:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Dark amber with a handsome head. Very malty with a rather odd ashy tang. But otherwise soft and smooth, lightly sweet with some notes of wood. Nice brew. 010700
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2005
at 11:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Sweet prune/raisin malt aroma with hops aroma coming out as it warms. Dark reddish brown color with moderate tan head. Sweet molasses malt flavor - like a lighter porter or stout. Mild bitter finish. Full creamy mouth feel but not too heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2005
at 17:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity dispense), St Albans Beer Festival 2005. Deep orange colour. Attack of blackcurrant fruit, bit of cereal and then more watery blackcurrant on the finish. Pretty good fruit beer
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2005
at 08:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Sweet plum/prune aroma. Reddish brown color with small head. Light sweet and sour dried fruit flavor with moderate bitter finish. Nice but not spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2005
at 17:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amberish with a decent head. Floral, sweet aroma and flavor. Pretty sweet, finishes slightly bitter... pretty tasty. I’d say it’s more of an IPA (as is in its name) than a bitter (as it’s listed). Flavorful and a good summertime brew.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2005
at 21:20
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] An orange beer with a fine but disappearing head. The aroma is quite flowery hoppy. The flavor is sweet malty with a slight note of fruit and also only a slight bitter end. A boring IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2005
at 15:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bright golden-brown colour. Aroma is toasty, slightly breadcrusty, a little bit minerally. Nutty, minerally character, with a slight ashtray note that lends unpleasantness. Bear in mind I’m having this at home, where a cigarette has not been smoked since they closed the prison that sat on this site 20 years ago. Light body. Quick, lightly nutty finish. Has a session appeal but lacks life and distinctiveness (save the ashtray).
Tried
on 18 Jun 2005
at 02:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask conditioned at the 32nd Cambridge Beer Festival, as "Belhaven Classic Fruit Beer". Dark amber colour. Strong fruity aroma of blackcurrants, blackberries, boysenberries and maybe some redcurrants too. Flavour is extremely fruity, raspberry, blackberries and redcurrants abound. A tolerable maltiness and a decent hoppy finish makes this an above-average ale. From the ratings of the pasteurized and bottled version it seems apparent that the cask version is superior.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2005
at 05:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Nitro. Caramel-amber color with a whitich nitro head. Light sweet malt aroma. Caraml flavor with ight hops. Smooth nitro body. This beer actual goes well with the nitro can (one of those things I usually don’t like).
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2005
at 18:27