7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Merchants. It pours clear golden - brown with a decent khaki head. The aroma is sweet and malt - driven, cola, malt loaf, rather fruity, dried fruits, fruit cake, caramelised brown sugar, brown bread, cereal and toasted nut. The taste is quite smooth initially, then dries, bitter - sweet, toasty grains, brown bread, cola, caramel, ryvita, raisin, sultana, toasted fruit cake, toasted nut, cereal, leafy, woody, splash of dr pepper and malt loaf with a dry, toasty finish. Average body and moderate carbonation..not a huge amount of depth, but balance is good.