Subsidiaries
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask@O’Connells, Tampere. Very dark brown color, creamy off-white head. Malty aroma with some molasses. Very mild (watery), roasted-sweet flavor. Smokey-bready aftertaste. Ok, but a bit too light even for session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2006
at 13:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Found this beer at a street bar - Chalaraa - in Platanias, Crete. 500ml bottle. Dark Mahogany. Creamy beige head. Spicy aroma. Flavour of burnt caramel. Has a distinctive sourish and yeasty texture. Good, but not great (02.06.2006).
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2006
at 09:16
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Didn’t care for this one. Color was golden, head was ample and white. Too thin bodied for a cream ale, too bitter for the irish ale variety. No real maltiness - just that sour/bitter taste for a cheap ale.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2006
at 23:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Pakenham Arms London WC1 28 Apr 06. Brown colour. Hardly any head. Malty aroma otherwise a bit dull. A dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 10:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at Railway Kew Gardens 28 Apr 06.Golden with a pretty white creamy lasting head. Some discrete fruitiness. Otherwise a bit dull. IPA? No way.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 10:35
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear dark amber color with a thick creamy white head. Sweet malty and caramel aroma. Sweet caramel flavor, somewhat cloying.
Tried
on 24 May 2006
at 20:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light amber with carbonation that goes to the bottom of the glass and slowly rises to form a medium pale yellow head. Aroma of hops and caramel with citrus notes. Malty-citrus flavor, but not enough bitterness in the finish, however more appears as it warms.
Tried
on 22 May 2006
at 19:32
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml bottle from Sainsbury. I really tried to be open minded with this, but this really is pants. Plasticine hop aroma, that improves somewhat in the mouth, but it lacks flavour. It has the hallmarks of the lower strength IPA, but souped up a bit. Hop bite on end is attractive. Thinnish in mouth. Some rose petal fruit on aroma. Some nutty malt. If it wasn’t for the hop bite on the end, then this would be very dull. I had this with Asahi lager, Badger First Gold and Fullers 1845 and this was the worst of the bunch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2006
at 15:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoons. Copper colour, thin off white head. Some hop/yeast aroma. Fruits in mouth are alright, rose/pear drop, dusty finish. Better than in bottle. OK hop on end. Not too much going on though
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2006
at 07:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Sainsburys Kidlington 18-05-06. Amber coloured, a more interesting and complex beer than the standard IPA and it actually differs quite markedly from the orginal IPA. I thought that this was a reasonable stab but still not as hoppy as I’d like still quite refreshing but possibly a bit sweeter than I expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2006
at 23:33