6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London with Lyoli - sourced from Ales by Mail. Pours lightly hazy gold-brown with a creamy off-white head. The aroma holds toasty biscuits, bread, berries, Belgian yeast. Medium sweet flavor with plenty of bready malts, some toffee, banana, bubblegum, faint alcohol, toasted biscuits. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, some chewy malts, more bread and toffee, candi sugar, minimal bitterness. Not bad overall, although there’s minimal honey character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2015
at 15:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at LKS Towers, thanks to Leighton, 05/05/15. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is rich fruit, toffee fudge, chocolate, light spice, dates. Taste comprises sweet malt, biscuit, toffee, light spice, chocolate. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light charr in a drying close. Ok impy, not overly complex but a drinkable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2015
at 15:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - sourced from Ales by Mail. Pours deep brown with a frothy beige head. The nose has so e dark fruits, subtle cocoa, mild roast. Medium sweet flavor with further dark fruits, prunes, raisins, faint chocolate. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation and velvety texture. Nicely balanced on the finish, lots more ripe dark fruits, raisins, prunes, fruitcake, bread, slight cocoa. Really tasty overall. Not very ’stouty’, but quite good stuff nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2015
at 16:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Leighton’s. It pours darkest brown with a small tan head. The nose is sweet, juicy, caramel, toffee, roasted malt, dried fruits, candy and plum skin. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, plum, date, raisin, roasted, toast, light spice and cocoa with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation, OK at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2015
at 14:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours clear amber, nose is honey, floral, caramel, taste is similar, quite sweet, rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2015
at 14:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy dark amber pour with a frothy off white head, citrus hop aroma, taste has tangerine, a hint of bitter grapefruit, biscuity malts, some floral action, a hint of spice, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2015
at 11:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
deep amber color. Caramel, strawberries, some citrus notes. Very full bodied and heavy. Well balanced not too sweet. Decent
Tried
on 17 Apr 2015
at 02:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark blond colour with lasting lacy head. A balanced blond beer with a dry and bitter finish. Good session beer but offers little more than a good pilsener.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2015
at 14:30
8/10
Tried
on 22 Mar 2015
at 19:28
6/10
Tried
on 15 Mar 2015
at 19:22