7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a wax sealed 750ml bottle on 23/1/2019 (an Xmas present from my older brother and his family - with thanks). Pours a slightly murky amber with little head. The nose is pleasant enough - caramel, toffee and oak. And that's what you get on the sip. The big sweet, malty sipper with oodles of caramel, toffee, treacle and brown sugar, hints of dark and dried fruit, with a hint of whisky in the booziness, and a modest bitterness. The texture is syrupy and the carbonation softish. A rather pleasant dessert beer, if relatively straight forward. I probably wouldn't pay the near $50 bottle price to have again, but it's an enjoyable big, late night sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2019
at 09:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours hazy amber with good white head. Nice aroma - pine, with citrus notes. Medium body with good fine carbonation. Hops provide most of the flavour with a bitterness that is present from the start and gently grows, but never becoming overwhelming. There’s some subtle caramel malt in the background. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2019
at 13:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of perfume, hops and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, hops, and perfume, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2018
at 11:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Rainbow Hotel. Pours deceptively deep, opaque gold, with tightly beaded head (which quickly dissipates). Dried fruits on nose. Tastes like fruitcake in all the right ways. Easy drinking again.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2018
at 06:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
375ml can into shaker. From Liquorland, Revesby. Nose is fruit cordial and grass. Pale amber, low carbonation, big frothy head. Some lacing. Light body. Touches of herbal bitterness make it quite interesting. Nice 'crafty' variation on a lager.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2018
at 09:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
'Can. Gold with a loose white head. Aroma is not exactly vibrant but there are clear notes of mandarin, melon, passionfruit (Ella?) as well as some crackers. But it''s rather thin and there''s little to support the fruity hops which seem a bit weedy as a consequence. A little pineapple astringent too. But it''s OK and not the complete dumbing down I''d suspected.'
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2018
at 12:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
04.05.2013, tap @ CBC:
Frisk lett fyldig lukt med preg av m�rk malt, humle, m�rk frukt, lakris, kakao, chili, gras, krydder, litt kaffi. Frisk lett t�rr smak med preg av m�rk malt, humle, brent kaffi, aske, h�y, gras, chili, kakao, tre. God bitterhet som set litt. Grei.
Frisk lett fyldig lukt med preg av m�rk malt, humle, m�rk frukt, lakris, kakao, chili, gras, krydder, litt kaffi. Frisk lett t�rr smak med preg av m�rk malt, humle, brent kaffi, aske, h�y, gras, chili, kakao, tre. God bitterhet som set litt. Grei.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2018
at 15:21
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours amber with a large lasting head.Nose shows potent fresh dank hops, massive spicy, resinous and herbal notes along with a whack of sweet clean malt.Flavours include sweet clean malt and resinous and spicy hops by the truckload.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2018
at 00:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
'Bottle. Pretty much black; a light tan head settles to a coat. Aroma follows familiar lines for a MG stout: moderate roast, mocha, some earth, caramel, mild spices. Some prunes too. Soft texture but fairly fizzy. Really quite sweet and the decent bitterness that creeps up after a time doesn''t quite do enough to corral it. For my tastes there''s a bit much caramel and coffee and not enough roast and chocolate. But the finish is decisively bitter and pleasantly spiced. Drank it about 12C - perhaps a little colder would have suited it better. '
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2018
at 12:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Odi. Hazy yellow, white head. Somewhat stale fruity hops, graininess, slightly sweetish, bitterish finish.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2018
at 10:20