6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Ranzani 13, Bologna, Italy. Pours partially hazy, opaque light gold, with fine white foam. Aroma is weak fruity., floral. Body is average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium sweet. Final is average.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

2021 edition. Clear mahagoni. Aroma is toffee melasses raisin caramel light cream. Taste is medium sweet brown sugar with lots of bitter melasses and oily dried fruit. Dense mouthfeel with low carbonation. Long dried fruit finish. Good one.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle picked up from Fristo Getrankemarkt, Freising and consumed at home Thursday 22nd June 2023 listening to Tom Robinson and Deb Grant on 6Music, it's a big Glastonbury coverage at the moment. We cooked Thai Pork Stir Fry thing with Rice. Pours clear gold with wonderful clarity, mid sized white head. Nice softness, there is a decent sweetness perhaps a tiny bit much but I like it, fruity and malty.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle picked up from Fristo Getrankemarkt, Freising and consumed at home Thursday 22nd June 2023 listening to Steve Lamaq on 6Music, it's a big Glastonbury coverage at the moment though bizarrely everything since it opened yesterday morning seems to be from previous years. We're going to cook some Thai Pork Stir Fry thing with Rice. Pours clear gold with a fabulous clarity, slim white head. Nice bite, crisp and better than expected, fruity, dry, it's not bad.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Clear deep amber color with beige head. Aroma is caramel, toffee, sticky raisins, definitely oxidized, but not in the bad way yet. Taste is the same, raisins, not too sweet. Oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Still drinkable for the age.

2.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

From bottle. Mostly cola with some gingerbread spices, hints of cherry and beer. Sugary sweetness. Light bodied, watery texture, lively carbonated, sweet sugary finish. Had this many times many years ago back in the late 2000s, but well, not really a beer for sure. More a spiced cola and way too sweet.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Some grain, a little mercury. A bit of sugar water. I don't like this as much as some of the ones on this Costco Advent calendar.

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Golden bere with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Malt and hay flavor with light grass. Medium bodied. Malt and hay linger with light grass.