Botza (2939) ticked The Rev James Original (Bottle) from Brains 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a clear coppery amber colour with a small frothy off-white head. The aroma is malty and fruity, a similar taste. Sweet malts, caramel and fruity flavours with a moderate hop bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
# 3083; 7/2022. Malty, fruity, caramel aroma. Clear bronze body, off-white head guickly disappeared. Malty, caramel, fruity, nutty, herbal, slightly vanilla. Very good old ale. Pint, hand-pulled, pub (Navigation), Newark, East Midland, England.
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Bitter from Brains 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Cambrian Tap, Cardiff. Pours clear copper amber with a beige cap. Aroma: light malt/caramel. Taste: light sweet & bitter, light caramel, floral hop hints. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Not much to it, but slips down easily enough.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed The Rev James Original (Cask) from Brains 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Falcon, HWY, 20/05/22. Clear amber to copper with a good sized off white head. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, herb, biscuit. Taste comprises dates, biscuits, stewed fruits, fruit loaf, nutty, dark malts, figs. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with a modest bitter edge. Decent cask offering.
SHIG (13882) reviewed The Rev James Original (Cask) from Brains 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask: Poured a dark amber translucent with a frothy tan head. Aroma is grain, malty, caramel, fruit. Taste is fresh grain, malty, caramel, toffee.