Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2007 ... Orange brown ... light hop little flowery nose (lavender) ... High fruity hop flavour... tk2 and 3 JDW Edinburgh ...copper ... ligth fruity malt nose ... juicy creamy big hop front ... light caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2007
at 14:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Black colour with tan bubbly head. Good stouty aroma. Plenty of choc and coffee. Quite a dry stout actually. Bit of liquorice. Juicy. I would prefer it fuller in the mouth. Quite ascetic. Good beer though, decent hop on finish. 3.3/5 Re-rate Cask handpull at Sir John Oldcastle ’Sporks. Liquorice roasted malt stout. Very nice stout, very good hops on finish. Very long finish. Really impressive. Liquorice roasted malt stout, some sourness. Very much above competent.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2007
at 11:15
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 07. Really, really lovely hop. One of my favourite beers of the first day. Really drinkable. I thought it had great malt hop balance. Drinkable to the extreme, apparently, or so my notes say.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2007
at 03:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at Popeye’s. Clear copper with medium head. Crisp citrus aroma. Hops, cirus and some pine, pretty solid pale ale flavor. Medium/light body, crisp and refreshing. A good brew.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2007
at 10:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Popeye’s (getting pretty drunk by this beer). Black with a creamy tan head. Roasted aroma with some malts and hops. Medium creamy body. Sorta sweet malts, roasted, hops, and some fruit. Good stuff.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2007
at 10:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I haven’t tried this in a can yet, but I heard the tap version is better. Deep golden color, horse blanket, raspberries, milk chocolate and oranges in the nose. Sweet malty mouth, raspberries, oranges, earth, horse blanket. Finishes a bit yeasty with some cherries. Perhaps my favorite Ya Ho beer.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2007
at 11:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Medium white coarse head does not last. Pale yellow body. Light spicy, fruity, mealy aroma with notes of soft metal. Light, mealy taste with paper notes. Empty, watery aftertaste. Strange, why did they bother to make this crap? (0.35l can.)
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2007
at 08:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Small white head quickly disappears. Deep yellow body. Earthy, metallic aroma with incense notes. Sweet earthy, softly metallic taste with notes of wet straw, incense, and paper. Quite unusual, and as far as I can tell, really a BdG. Dry, earthy aftertaste. Quite good. (0.35l can.)
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2007
at 08:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium creamy tan head. Opaque black body goes deep dark red at edges. Light caramelly aroma. Burnt hoppy sweetish taste, kind of watery. Dry burnt candy hop taste. Nice, but too mild. (0.25l cask.)
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2007
at 07:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Small offwhite coarse head. Light amber body. Sweet tropical fruit (mango?) and perfume hop aroma with roasty, malty background. Dense sweet dryish taste of tropical fruit and roasted malts with strong citric hops background. Some carbonation in mouth, and some chalk. Soft and smooth mouthfeel. Wonderfully clear and distinct taste. Smoky, dry taste lingers. Powerful taste, but still highly drinkable. Very nice. A really good APA. (0.35l can. First time in Japan, second time gift from Naito-san.)
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2007
at 01:45