Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, picked up at Somerfield, Leominster. Decent crisp and hoppy beer, not too sweet and reasonable bittereness, quite pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2007
at 02:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Dark black in appearance with a thin head, smokey maly nose, and a chocolaty smooth flavour. quite still
Tried
on 03 Mar 2007
at 04:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
a dark amber colour, with a rounded fruit aroma, and a full balanced rich fruity flavour, bit bitter on linger
Tried
on 03 Mar 2007
at 04:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
amber coloured ale, with a pleasent seet malt nose with a full nutty fruity malt flavour
Tried
on 03 Mar 2007
at 04:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Franglais, Calais. This was my free bottle (buy 5 get one free, so I ended up with 8 scoops for €15 which I thought was a good deal). I’m not convinced that the bottled version is filtered as there is definitely some sediment in the bottom and it poured as a hazy copper colour. Thick lasting off white head. Slight yeast aroma. Some nice citrus hop too. Bit too carbonated. Nice yeast, malt, hop aroma balance. The bubbles are just too much. Quite a decent bitter, if it was on cask. I seem to remember having this at a Wetherspoons in Canterbury and liking it. Nice malts, reasonable fullness in the mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2007
at 07:47
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can on the train from Cardiff to Paddington. Dark golden colour with a moderate white head. Slightly fresh hoppy smell. Rather thin mouthfeel with a flavour containing elements of nuts, fruits and caramel malts. Dry, short lived bitter ending (03.02.2007).
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2007
at 02:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pint on well kept cask at The Albany (The Cardiff pub of the years 05 and 06, voted by CAMRA-members). We enjoyed some Brains-beers at this cosy and friendly pub while watching Liverpool-Everton on the TV screen.
Dark mahogany red-tinged body. White filmy layer leaving nice laceworks on the glass. Rounded malty aroma with some fruity notes. Well balanced mouthfeel with caramel malty flavour offset by dry hops and a bitter touch in the aftertaste. Smooth (03.02.2007).
Dark mahogany red-tinged body. White filmy layer leaving nice laceworks on the glass. Rounded malty aroma with some fruity notes. Well balanced mouthfeel with caramel malty flavour offset by dry hops and a bitter touch in the aftertaste. Smooth (03.02.2007).
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2007
at 05:34
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pint on tap, served chilled at The Goat Major, Cardiff. The beer was launced in October 06 as "an extra Cold Continental-style beer". Pale golden coloured body. Lasting white foamy head with some lacing on the glass. Aroma of citric sweetness. Taste like lemonade and juicy fruit. Fizzy and active carbonated. Should be very refreshing in the summertime (02.02.2007).
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2007
at 13:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpulled pint at The Goat Major in Cardiff. Deep and dark amber body with a filmy, white layer supported by firm laceworks. Light, fresh floral aroma. Citrus hoppy flavour and some dark malty hints. Moderate aftertones and smooth mouthfeel (02.02.2007).
Tried
on 14 Feb 2007
at 13:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
During a few days in Cardiff I had some pints of SA on cask at different pubs (Prince of Wales, The Model Inn and The Albany). Dark amber coloured. Small white head, but great laceworks. Fresh malty aroma. Light citrus fruits in flavour ending with a bitter touch. Very smooth (02 and 03.02.2007).
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2007
at 05:50