About
One hundred years ago, settling in Belgium in 1909, the famous British master brewer John Martin said: ''only connoisseurs can appreciate beers like mine''.
For a century now, three generations of "The Finest Drinks Company” have offered a fabulous voyage into the world of truly amazing drinks. Today, every second, day and night, two of our finest beers are savoured by lovers of finest Ales somewhere in the world! Thanks to a unique blend of English tradition, Belgian savoir-faire and a hint of daring, our special beers are treasures that we just want you to discover!
For a century now, three generations of "The Finest Drinks Company” have offered a fabulous voyage into the world of truly amazing drinks. Today, every second, day and night, two of our finest beers are savoured by lovers of finest Ales somewhere in the world! Thanks to a unique blend of English tradition, Belgian savoir-faire and a hint of daring, our special beers are treasures that we just want you to discover!
Part of the group
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A golden ale with a thick creamy white head. An aroma of apples, alcohol, and light malt. In mouth, a light bubble gum malt, with light coriander and sweet malt, with some warming alcohol, and light pepperyness. Medium bodied, but cloying. Can from Bieropholie import. The rest of the can went for a glaze for a chicken dish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2006
at 17:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at John Martin’s Pub, Trieste, Italy. Golden/amber coloured, medium pale brown head, slight acidic nose. Very hoppy and fruity aroma with slight herbal notes. Pleasant moderate bitterness at the end.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2006
at 06:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at John Martin’s Pub, Trieste, Italy. Clear golden, medium white head. Sweet malty, pleasant hoppy and alcoholic aroma. Warming alcohol finish but overall very enjoyable beer.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2006
at 06:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at John Martin’s Pub, Trieste, Italy. Golden coloured, small white head. Malty and nice hoppy aroma with notes of fruit and some odd wood hints. Easy drinkable and very refreshing brew.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2006
at 06:17
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
[can] Golden color. Large head, doesn’t last long though. Sweet marzipan aroma. Very sweet flavour. Too much alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2006
at 11:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Canned. Golden colour, big fluffy head, which vanishes almost completely. Aroma is hops, malt and alcohol. Classic malt liquor aroma. Flavour is rather malty. Some very weak hints of hops is there. The maltyness drowns everything else, not even alcohol comes through that well.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2006
at 12:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Zuideterras, Antwerp, Belgium. I had this and Loz had Rodenbach unfortunately I hadn’t had an awful lot of this before Loz decided that her beer wasn’t for her and nicked my one. Poured a light brown colour with a decent head fruit, hops and malts dominate the aroma, taste is a little more of the same with some bitter sweetness thrown in for good measure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2006
at 02:13
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is rum. Rum and plum in flavour along with some hops. Quite interesting "Pale lager" which only reminds of Rum. Though, I am not a big rum fan... and this beer reminded me why...
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2006
at 12:32
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Reddish amber ale with a thick moka head, overflowing (from a can???). Aroma odf sweet beet juice,caramel and light sulfur notes. In mouth, a sweet butterscotch, with a rather dry alcohol finish, short and sweet. Overall, a sweet cloying beer, in line with other fine malt liquors made by John Martin. The high class eurobums will love this. Bieropholie imports.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2006
at 18:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark clear brown ale with a thick light moka head. Aroma of caramel malt and light alcohol. In mouth, a light chocolate malt with loads of sweet caramel, light nutty notes, and warming alcohol. Light fruity notes, like figs and prunes develop as beer warms up. Much better than the godawful Blonde. Bieropholie private imports.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2006
at 15:14