Subsidiaries
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aroma of wine and fruit. Dark brown with red color. Head was small but lasted until the end and left a lace on the glass. Became sweeter as it wamred with flavors of malt. Also some wood. Full body. Excellent.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2003
at 20:51
4.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Some malt in the aroma. The appearance is the best thing about this beer. It is a dark, cloudy orange with a thick white head. Tastes light and watered down. Thin. Nothing off, but nothing there to like.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2003
at 00:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown colour with a thin light brown head. Very nice aroma, strong malt, alcohol and pit fruit aromas are all present.! Medium to Full-bodied; Strong carbonation, potent maltiness with a very powerful smokey flavour. The flavour extends to some sweetness, but mainly the smokeyness and malt are tated. Aftertaste bittered from all the malt ! Overall, a nice beer...one i'll have again! I got this in a trade with CaptainCougar and sampled from a 33 cL bottle. Thanks again Tom! I sampled this on 19-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2003
at 02:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Conditioned
Hazy golden color. Light hop, fruity aroma. Fresh, but light taste, with enough fruitness. Ordinary palate.
Hazy golden color. Light hop, fruity aroma. Fresh, but light taste, with enough fruitness. Ordinary palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2003
at 01:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled at From The Vine monthly beer tasting Aug 4th, 2003: Pours a dark amber-brown with a medium beige head and thin lacing. Aroma of smoke, caramel and malt. Smooth drinking with a nice caramel/maple and malt character. There is also a nice spiced aspect to the flavor that offsets the sweetness. The finish is semi-sweet fruit and malt. Good stuff.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2003
at 09:01
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask: You'll notice comments from Americans asking where the hops are - This beer is a Brittish Bitter, not an American IPA. Don't expect hops. It seems to be very hit or miss on the quality, but if you're looking for a light tasting ale with little alcohol, this could be your beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2003
at 16:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Reddish brown, lasting beige head.Malt nose. Malt flavor with not unpleasant alcohol heat. Don't get a lot from this, will rerate. Rather disappointing. Not bad but not a lot here
Tried
on 26 Jul 2003
at 21:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A beutiful orange beer with a small head. The aroma is very faint but fresh with notes of fruit. The flavor is lovely dominated by fruityness. You taste the aroma hops more than you smell it. It is very flowery on the tongue and end on a fruity but insisting bitterness.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2003
at 11:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Man if this is this good in the bottle overseas, I cant even imagine it on cask. Faint aroma of hops, and some malt, small white frothy head, orange and brown intermingled with some red streaks. Opens up full and malty, with some fruit tones making their way in quickly. . cherry, peach, maybe a tiny bit of orange. There is a brief glimpse of hops(very brief) and something more than that, a sugary yet spicy flavor that I cant name(very fleeting, maybe apple blossom?). Finishes fairly even, though there is a bit of bubbliness in the bottle, that Im sure is taken care of on cask. Beer is full bodied and not overly bitter for a biiter, though there is a some bitterness as it ends. The body is full and flavorful, but mainly tastes of caramel notes, and the complexity does not stand up to the likes of Ipswich, Fullers, or Crooked River. A very solid beer nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2003
at 14:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Orange and cloudy. Thick cream colored head. Taste of mildly bitter hops and definitely some fruit.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2003
at 10:08