Subsidiaries
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sampled from cask. Light golden color, no head. This ale has everything I expect from a real ale: A aromatic hoppy nose and a wellbalanced hop taste....mmmhhhh
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2002
at 06:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Very similar to Caffrey's in appearance and taste, but I thought this was slightly better. Very creamy with a long-lasting head. Butterscotch color during the pour was nice. Very mild flavor.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2002
at 23:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I like this one a little more than Boddington's. It is creamy and the flavor sits much better as you make your way through the brew. Score another for the guy who invented the widget!
Tried
on 14 Apr 2002
at 22:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Toffee, berries, earthy English hops. Clear dark brown, offwhite head. Medium, mellow Dusty malt base, caramel, salty toffee, metallic, oxidized . English hop aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2002
at 12:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Rerate:
Clear 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.0%. Original wort 12.1%. Beautiful amber colour, decent head. The aroma has first a pleasant whiff of hops, then some dull notes of toffee and attic dust take over. Toffee and fairly decent hops in the flavour, but the overall impression is not as good as I remember it (canned, dutyfree) from the "good old days". But maybe my tastebuds were easily impressed back then?
Clear 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.0%. Original wort 12.1%. Beautiful amber colour, decent head. The aroma has first a pleasant whiff of hops, then some dull notes of toffee and attic dust take over. Toffee and fairly decent hops in the flavour, but the overall impression is not as good as I remember it (canned, dutyfree) from the "good old days". But maybe my tastebuds were easily impressed back then?
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2002
at 07:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Malty, very soft, discrete complex beer with tones of madeira. .
Tried
on 01 Feb 2002
at 02:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Canned] Dark amber. Finger high, thick head. Fruity aroma with a light touch of hops and liquorice. Fruity toffee flavour. Burnt, bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2002
at 13:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Rich amber beer with a light tan head. Light caramel aroma. Light caramel and light floral flavor. Medium-light bodied. Light caramel and light floral notes linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2002
at 09:57
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
As nitro-killed Irish ales go, this is not particularly notable.............
Tried
on 27 Dec 2000
at 15:00
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Seems like it might be a good beer if I wasn't having a nitro-can...........
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2000
at 14:59