Subsidiaries
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Wow, here’s a surprise! Usually bottled English ales turn up boring, oxidized and dead. Typically we don’t get the more characterful of their beers. This one is an exception. Poured a true golden color with a big fluffy head, then settled into a nicely balanced ale. Spritely styrian hops were surprisingly citric in nature, with a lemon and orange zest character. The orange was perhaps a synergistic effect between the hops and some esters, and a biscuity/cookie malt base. Really well put together and a nice drinker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2006
at 10:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, can’t recall where I picked this up from as its been kicking around for some time now. Pours dark brown/black with a thick light brown coloured head. Aroma of roasted malts and some coffee, taste was roasted and did have some chocolate and reasonable bitterness, but overall I found this to be a tad thin and lacking somewhat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2006
at 01:43
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Very clear copper coloured beer with a thickish white head. Aroma was slightly hoppy but also bit malty with a noticeable toffee edge. Taste fairly safe, touch sweet, some malts and hops but not an exciting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2006
at 01:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a copper colour with a longlasting off-white head. Fruity malty hoppy aroma with hints of grapefruit. Sweet malty and fruity flavor with some hoppy bitterness. Dry malty and a little watery finish with a bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2006
at 13:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: a golden colour with a white head which rapidly fades to a thin ring; slight carbonation; aroma of hops and malt; sweet honeyed taste with a slight bitter kick as an afterthought; refreshing and lively in the mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2006
at 17:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin white head; orange body carbonated on the side of the glass. Light acidic aroma. Light acidic elderberry taste with soft bitter finish. Slightly fruity. Nice, drinkable session beer. (0.5pt on cask.)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2006
at 10:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Deep red colour, small white thick head, which lasts long. Aroma is cinnamon, hops and caramel. Flavour is clove, hops, caramel, toffee and slightly wet burnt wood and roasted malts. Very pleasant Christmassy spiced brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2006
at 13:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Attractive bright gold colour with a trace of white head; aroma has bready and citrus notes; taste starts with the citrus of a typical blonde, but is overtaken by the sweet caramel - more golden in style; pleasantly bitter and dry aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2006
at 14:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
66cl bottle. A clear amber beer with a soapy off-whte head; fresh grassy aroma; slightly burnt caramel taste leading to a herby aftertaste with a toch of honey. A good session ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2006
at 03:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at room-temperature: Pours a rich reddish-brown colour with a caramel head which dissolves to leave a ring around the outside of the glass; aroma of candied orange and raisin at first, taste is of fruit cake and banana - a weird combination, with a gently bitter and warming aftertaste. I’ve had this at cellar temperature before, and it’s definitely better having been kept indoors for a week.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2006
at 12:55