6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep brown black, dark malt bitter but nice and smooth with hint of chocolate and coffe in linger
Tried
on 06 Mar 2007
at 06:30
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, ”The Full Moon Beer Festival” 20. October. Almost black body with a rather small beige head. Not so much aroma here, some roast coffee. Flavours is a quite ordinary stout, roasty and dry. Short aftertaste. I suspect my pint where a bit over the top regarding this cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2006
at 15:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoon’s. Very deep ruby, with bubbly beige head. Maybe I have got to get used to UK yeasts and beers again after 2 weeks in the Pacific North West. Some nice choc malts. bit of charcoal. Some dark fruits. Just lacks depth and body.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2006
at 08:39
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pint on cask at The Milestone Beerhouse in Ipswich. Clear dark golden. Low level of white foam, but leaving nice "Kirchenfenster" on the glass. Thin to medium flavoured containing notes of malts, caramel and a slightly bitter end. Very smooth. Moderate mouthfeel (23.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2006
at 06:07
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at The Fat Cat Norwich 25 Sep 2006. Dark golden coloured. A small head that lasts. Faint fruity aroma. Fruity flavour: Prunes..
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2006
at 14:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Milestone Beerhouse Ipswich 23 Sep 06. Dark golden coloured. A small head - lasting 2 min. Aroma of grain and malt. Fruity flavour. A cautious bitter finish. Sweet impression.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2006
at 12:47
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury’s. Attractive bronze colour with white head, malty aroma and taste with a bitter chemical aftertaste. Not my cup of tea, or pint of bitter for that matter. [1/3/3/1/5=1.3] Re-rate: 500ml bottle from Waitrose. I thought I should give this another go, but it’s not much better - looks fine, has a deep malty nose that’s not entirely to my liking and has an artificial finish. [4/3/4/2/10=2.3]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2006
at 16:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle picked up at Sainsbury’s, Kidlington, Sunday 13th August. Very clear brown amber coloured beer, bit of malt on the nose, nice toffee chewy taste to it which was very likeable, good maltiness, not as bitter as I was expecting but very decent session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2006
at 02:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@King’s Head, Bayswater, London. Golden color, not much head. Flowery hoppy nose (trefoil). Very flowery flavor too. Bitter aftertaste. Nothing special but refreshing enough for a hot summer day.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2006
at 17:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Market Porter, Borough. Golden, with thin white head. Very much in the line of a golden ale aiming at the lager market. Bit of citrus aroma, bit of hay/hop. Bit creamy in mouth, then sharp lemon citrus finish. Not unpleasant summer blond beer. Lemon curd fruit on end is pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2006
at 12:35