7/10
Tried
on 19 Jul 2013
at 19:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail
Bottled MAR 13 - Pours dark reddish orange with a small head. Aroma of sweet caramely malts, resinous hops, berries, grass, citrus and exotic fruits. Taste is sweetish, malty and hoppy with notes of berries, exotic fruits and resin. Finish is malty, dry and juicy fruity with some berries. Quite malt-heavy IPA, but surprisingly well balanced.
Bottled MAR 13 - Pours dark reddish orange with a small head. Aroma of sweet caramely malts, resinous hops, berries, grass, citrus and exotic fruits. Taste is sweetish, malty and hoppy with notes of berries, exotic fruits and resin. Finish is malty, dry and juicy fruity with some berries. Quite malt-heavy IPA, but surprisingly well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2013
at 09:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draught (Hanging Bat, Edinburgh) - Hazy amber in colour. Peach, yoghurt, yeast and spice in the aroma. Fresh, tangy, yeasty and hoppy taste with spice, apricot and yeast detected.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2013
at 05:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught (Hanging Bat, Edinburgh) - Black in colour. Liquorice, pine and soapy hops in the aroma. Soapy hops, liquorice, roasted malt and coffee in the taste. Lovely.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2013
at 05:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draught (Bow Bar, Edinburgh) - Amber in colour. Pine, peach and grapefruit in the aroma. Gooseberries, kiwi and grapefruit feature in the taste. The bitterness lingers long into the finish.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2013
at 04:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up the Kris Wines. Pours mostly clear chestnut gold, with delicate effervescence and a lively, frothy off-white head. The aroma holds lots of doughy bread, some mashed ripe bananas, hints of orange, yeast. The flavor is medium sweet with plenty more bready malts, a bit of yeasty dough, lightly toasted hay, ripe bananas, subtle cereal, faint citrus peel. Light to medium bodied with average, massaging carbonation. Sweet finish, some lightly sugary and doughy bread, suggestions of alcohol, touches of banana and bubblegum, slight bitter toasted hay. Nicely balanced. Fairly refreshing. Well executed for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2013
at 13:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at The Bottle Shop Canterbury. Hazy gold lasting off white head. Its a bit bleachy with the combination of the hop and the saison yeast. Ok ish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2013
at 09:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at The Bottle Shop Canterbury. Gold hazy thick cream head. Decent hoppy beer. A little thin but giod enough not bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2013
at 09:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Stockbridge Tap, Edinburgh [090713]
Amber, clear, dense white head, good lacing
Nose of smooth pale fruits, soft sweet caramel malts
Taste of light caramel, soft peppery bit herbal hpos, fairly sweet fruity malt background, bit malty for me, alc well hidden
Palate - medium body, smooth. Finish as main flavour, some light caramel linger
Overall - Found this a bit malty, but decent enough
Amber, clear, dense white head, good lacing
Nose of smooth pale fruits, soft sweet caramel malts
Taste of light caramel, soft peppery bit herbal hpos, fairly sweet fruity malt background, bit malty for me, alc well hidden
Palate - medium body, smooth. Finish as main flavour, some light caramel linger
Overall - Found this a bit malty, but decent enough
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2013
at 17:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Stockbridge Tap, Edinburgh [090713]
Vasy dark ruby brown, thin tan head
Nose of dark malts, soft good quality coffee, chocolate malts, very smooth aroma
Taste - dark fairly sweet malts, smooth dark coffee, soft milk sugars, soft bitter chocolate
Palate - Thin to medium body, bit sticky, fairly oily. Finish as main flavour, sweet dark malts, some bitter espresso
Overall - Good beer for the abv, nice soft coffee
Vasy dark ruby brown, thin tan head
Nose of dark malts, soft good quality coffee, chocolate malts, very smooth aroma
Taste - dark fairly sweet malts, smooth dark coffee, soft milk sugars, soft bitter chocolate
Palate - Thin to medium body, bit sticky, fairly oily. Finish as main flavour, sweet dark malts, some bitter espresso
Overall - Good beer for the abv, nice soft coffee
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2013
at 17:17