6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Bottle conditioned, ABV is 4.2%. Brewed with rye, and Boadicea as single hop variety. Deep brown coloured beer, low off-white head. Nice and perfumed aroma of butterscotch, treacle, red fruits (esp. cranberries) and mild Christmas spices. The mouthfeel is quite thin for a Christmas ale. The flavour is fairly fruity with moderate hops and Christmas spices in the finish. Okay beer, but for Christmas I want something with a fuller mouthfeel than this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 16:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
50cl bottle @ VinensVerden, Odense. Pours clear gold with a bubbly white head. Nose is hoppy & spicy. Weird, mint/coriander toothpaste like. Medium to thin palate. Very onesided/one dimensional!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2008
at 10:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Castle, as Redcar Best Bitter. Amber with a thin white head; striaghtforward aroma of malt and hops; rich fruity malt flavours with some earthy caramel; a gentle bitterness to finish. Everything you could expect from a pint of bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2008
at 18:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown color. Very big tobacco leaf and chocolately nose. Mouth is fairly hoppy with some tobacco leaf notes. Moderately aggressive bitter finish.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2008
at 11:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, herbs, peppery. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2008
at 10:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear dark brown color with virtually none head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, sour berry notes. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat flat. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2008
at 12:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Castle, London 16/10/08 as ’Red Car’. Copper coloured with a slight, off-white head. A decent bitter with some red fruit, nuttiness, earthy malts and a decent bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2008
at 03:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Sun Devil in Mesa, AZ. Golden amber color with a monstrous beige/tan head. Strange fruity/spicey aromas. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is dominated by a flavor or spice. Bottle says coriander. Must have used a lot. Good though. Finish is lightly peppery. Bitter by across the pond standards. I’ll drink it when I can get it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2008
at 14:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Live and Let Live, Cambridge, 11-10-08 Wonderful looking beer with a slim white head on a classic amber body, clarity is spot on. Good stringy fruitiness, good tang, sweet maltiness, finishes with a bit of apple (or is that me just hankering after the Cassels cider also on the table?)
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2008
at 15:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@The Castle, London (Redcar Summer Ale, 4.5%). Amber colour. not too much head. Aroma is sour wood, mild vinegar and some sour fruity notes. Flavour is pine, very dry sour wood as well as some mild red sour berries lurking in the background.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2008
at 01:32