6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 1/6/08. This was unusual for a honey infused beer in that it was dark - mahogany coloured with a slight reddish tinge. The aroma had some dusty chocolate powder, red fruit and a hint of honey. The flavour had plenty of chocolate malt with some Crunchie bar before a decent bitter finish. Very enjoyable [3.6]. Tried again at the Bag O’Nails, 3/1/10. Looked the same as before, but the honey was largely absent, leaving an indifferent brown bitter [2.8]
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2008
at 16:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 1/6/08. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of red fruit and cirus hops. Flavour had some sweet malt to begin with, followed by a floral hop finish. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2008
at 16:02
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[bottle from Waitrose, Marlow] Initially a lovely smooth chocolate, Quite malty too. Unfortunately ruined by excessive carbonation and an intensely and unpleasantly bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2008
at 13:49
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Slightly hazy golden colour with mediumsized slightly off-white foamy head. Aroma is malts, hops and quite much earth along with some fruityness. Flavour is strong fruits, some earth and grass.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2008
at 04:31
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2007. A hazy golden beer with a fine beige head. The aroma is sweet malty and fruity. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also light fruity notes. Nothing special.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2008
at 11:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 17/1/08. Deep gold colour with a moderate off-white head. Sweet malt and grassy hop aroma. More malt in the flavour before a bitter finish with a warming alcohol finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2008
at 17:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 4.5%. Hazy chestnut colour. Small light brown head. The flavour is quite roasted with a good rough bitterness. Some aroma hops, too, but they are more or less drowned by the bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2008
at 04:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home ... Ruby ... smokey woody nose ... lots of malts quite fruity little woody and again little smokey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2008
at 15:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask £ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria. Pours a dark amber color with a creamy off-white head. Roasted malty aroma with some chocolate hints. Smooth roasted malty chocolate flavor with some hints of coffee. Has a roasted malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2008
at 00:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol. Amber with a decent off-white head. Red fruit and caramel aroma with some grassy hops. Malty flavour contrasted by a floral hop finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2007
at 07:36