6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol. Golden with next to no head. Aroma was fruity with some supporting floral hops. The flavour was a touch sweet with a decent dry finish. Would agree with earlier comments that this is more of a bitter than a golden ale, but it was pleasant, easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2007
at 13:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, Gloucs April 2007. Amber with a middling white head. Aroma was of fruity sweetness with a whiff of hops. Flavour was pleasantly malty without being too sweet. Finish was short but dry. A good session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2007
at 13:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Colour is ...well, tawny, actually, with brief creamy, off-white head, leaving some lacing. Fruity nose with notes of orange, dried apricots and earthy hops. Initially malty taste turning fruitier with notes of orange, apricots and a nice dash of earthy hops in the finish. Rather dry, light to medium body. Quite tasty and nice session bitter, actually.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2007
at 15:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with ruby notes, brief beige head. Roasted nose with coffee, dark rye bread and bitter notes of earthy hops. Malty, roasted taste with earthy hops, hints of citrus and dried fruit, dark rye bread and a not so modest dose of earthy, bitter hops in a lovely finish. Very nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2007
at 17:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml brown bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Copper coloured, large and lingering creamy light tan head, leaves a nice lacing. Very nice aroma of toast, roasted malts, burnt caramel, orange marmalade and aromatic hops. Powerful flavour of roasted malts, burnt toast, caramel, brown bread and nuts. A distinct hoppy and roasty bitterness in the finish and aftertaste. Not a beer of the "easy drinking" kind, but has definitely character. I might have liked a tad more sweetness to balance the bitterness, but this is still an excellent beer. As the beer warms up, the malts come even more in front, and the bitterness is somewhat less dominant.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 28 Dec 2006
at 23:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Dark ruby, minimal head. Aroma of roasty malt and raisins. Swet with evident raisiny crystal malt character. Fruity and lightly salty. Medium bodied wth clean mouthfeel. Short salty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2006
at 12:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Waitrose. Clear ruby colour with lasting beige head. Juicy malt and candy sugar aroma. Some cafe latte aroma too. Should be fuller in mouth. Then a mix of juicy malt and milky coffee. Then you get more grainy coffee and some spice/herb to grill the tongue. I would love to have this on draught as I think the mouthfeel would be fuller. Lovely big winter beer. It won me over as the beer went down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2006
at 13:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 24 Oct) Dark mahogany colour with ruby hints and exploding, creamy, beige head. Fruity, roasted nose with mild notes of cherries, dark fruit, chocolate and liquorice. Fruity, malty and nutty taste with dark fruit, raisins, chocolate, liquorice and hints of yeast. Moderate bitterness in the finish. Enjoyable but lacking something extra.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2006
at 16:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Cask at GBBF 2006. I normally really like Cotleigh beers, but I thought that this was slightly average. Copper colour with thin beige head. Reasonably good hop aroma. Juicy malts in mouth. Not the best Cotleigh, but fruit and hop are ok. 3.1.5.0 Re-rate Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Like all Cotleigh beers, has good flavours, good ingredients, excellent mouthfeel. Great easy drinking bitter with a significant bitter finish. Wide mouthfeel, minerality but just a great bitter
Earlier Rating: 6/28/2005 Total Score: 3.4
Cask at County Hotel, Ashford. Golden beer. I like Cotleigh beers and this did not let me down. Good balance of fruit and hops and left me wanting another pint, but I had to get home.
Earlier Rating: 6/28/2005 Total Score: 3.4
Cask at County Hotel, Ashford. Golden beer. I like Cotleigh beers and this did not let me down. Good balance of fruit and hops and left me wanting another pint, but I had to get home.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 11:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) at The Well House, Exeter EX1. Pale/amber-gold. Some light hop characters and touch of sweet grainy malt characters. Not much flavour ot aroma. A watery finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2006
at 02:04