Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
At a tasting, thanks, small bubbly head, clear deepish yellow color, aroma of honey and something chemical, honey malty flavor and quite sweet. Not too good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Tom L. Golden. Vegetables, DMS, graininess, sweet, slightly bitterish finish, light-bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
SWING-TOP 50 CL. Clear golden, white soapy head. Smell bad, sweet and dms-y, some fatty diacetyl too. Taste is medium sweet pale sugars, cardboard, no bitterness. Pretty horrible.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Yoav. Dark amber-brpwn. Malt, dark bread, caramel, sweet, a bit kvass-like, medium-bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Max. Golden. Corn, cardboard, sweetish, cereals, light-bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
7 3 7 3 15 Bottle shared. Dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nutty notes, chocolate and overripe dark fruits. Flavour is above moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
Bottle. Clear gold. Moderate white head. Low retention. Aroma & taste: grains, butterscotch, DMS. Light body. Low to light bitterness. Not worth that 1.5$. Forget it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle (thanks fatphil). Pours dark brown. Aroma is bready, sweet, sour. Flavor is sweet, black bread, mild acidity. Overall: good.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Pours murky mahogany brown with bog frothy off-white head. Aroma: toasted and roasted malts, some iron, distant DMS. Light body. The taste is pleasant. Rather dry dark malts. Hints of coffee and dried fruit. Low to light bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Cloudy yellow, moderate white fluffy head. The aroma is cereals, yeast, DMS. Light body. Sweetish grainy taste. Notable boiled vegetables. Fruitt yeast. A hint of hop bitterness on finish. Isn’t worth its price of almost 2$.