4.1

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

Rimi Nautica. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is apple, pear, some sweetness. Flavour is apple, pear and plum like sweetness. Meh.

3.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3.5

Hazy orange colour and tiny white head. Sweet pear aroma. Light-bodied. Sweet artifical pear and apple. Akward. Nautica Rimi.

6.9

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

Bottle from HoTM. It pours deep reddish - brown white a rugged fluffy white head. The aroma is initially musty, bitter - sweet, bruised bananas, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, pile tobacco, cacao nibs, toasty grains, malt loaf and a touch of speculoos. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, snappy, bitter - sweet character, date, raisin, toasted fruit cakes, malt loaf, cacao nibs, brown bread, some alcohol presence, nutty and a touch of praline with a toasty finish. Medium body and high, foamy carbonation. Carbonation is quite pronounced. Quite hearty. A decent and nourishing Belgian brown.

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

Toffee, orange zest, cinnamon, old books, and sawdust. Sweet and malty, with a mellow, dusty bitterness. Medium body, sticky, and grainy. Solid and fairly complex.

7

Draft from Hops & shine. Murky orange brown pour - raisin, rum, bitters - I enjoyed, pretty unorthodox

6

Watery pour from Augie's Alexandria. Murky brown sugar, yeast malt. Pretty meh

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from HoTM. It pours clear golden - blonde with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is fragrant, warming spice, gingersnaps, dill clove, boiled sweets, sponge cake, brioche, hay and nutty cereal. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, prickly, bitter - sweet character, candied citrus peel, pear drops, ripe melon, gooseberry, banana split, toffee and warming booze to balance out the sweetness. Dry and warming through the finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Comes together well. A good example of the style.

6.5

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

Bottle from HoTM. It pours clear blonde with a thick & sturdy white head. The aroma is sweet, biscuity malts, custard creams, touch of paper, icing sugar, pencil shavings, caramel drizzle, creme brulé, straw and spicy hops. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, firm, chalky green banana, melon, slap of boozey warmth, some rawness, toasty grains, spice, clove, coriander seeds, custard cream biscuits and pencil shavings with a drying, spicy finish. Medium body and moderate+ foamy carbonation. Not a huge amount of depth. Pretty boozey for style. Drinkable, but fairly forgettable stuff.