Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(500 ml bottle, bought in Denmark). I’m a big fan of Monthy Python movies, which, however, is irrelevant when sampling this beer. Inside the gimmicky bottle is a decent English bitter, and decent English bitters are always welcome in my home (no cask ales available around here, I’m afraid). Colour is deep golden, pours with a good head which leaves a nice lacing. Decent hoppy aroma (oranges and some toffee), flavour has sufficient malts and a pleasant hoppiness that lasts through the long aftertaste. Maybe not a true masterpiece, but a nice beer indeed!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2004
at 14:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Attractive orange color and creamy beige head. Orangey and herbal hop aromas. Firm malty base, a bit of iron in the hoppy finish. A bit mild, even watery, but drinkable and tasty.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2004
at 15:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Peach-toffee aroma. Moderate head. Sweet flavor - fruit flavor much more subtle than aroma. A bit on the sweet side but overall a good ale. Gets extra points for its Monty Python connection.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2004
at 14:50
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Ni..neutal nose. Orange golden, ok head. Weakish cookie flavor, light hop. And now for something completely different....
Tried
on 01 Jun 2004
at 14:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Bitter and slightly aromatic. Pretty standard bottled bitter........
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2004
at 13:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Light amber color. A dry Bitter, with a light hoppy nose and a quite strong final bitterness.
Tried
on 22 May 2004
at 22:17
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Bottled. Clear pale amber. Lightly flowery. Sharp and hard mouthfeel and a resiny bitter finish. Unbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2004
at 10:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Amber colour with shortlived head as it should be on a bitter. Apple and hop aroma. Rich flavour, initially with a sweet/acid apple flavour and a long lasting bitterness.
Tried
on 04 May 2004
at 15:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Conditioned
Copper color. Nice grassy, earthy aroma. Smooth, salty, but maybe too simple body. The end is a bit watery.
Copper color. Nice grassy, earthy aroma. Smooth, salty, but maybe too simple body. The end is a bit watery.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2004
at 03:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled
Dark amber color, nice big off-white foamy head, lace. Light hoppy aroma. Quit thin body, some bitter in the finish. Quite similar to Black Sheep’s Special Ale. (5/4/6/3/12 3.0)
Re-rated, draught
Copper brown, good head. Sweetish, aromatic hoppy nose. fruity, trefoil-flavor. Bitterish, lacks a good malt profile. (6/3/5/3/11 2.8)
Dark amber color, nice big off-white foamy head, lace. Light hoppy aroma. Quit thin body, some bitter in the finish. Quite similar to Black Sheep’s Special Ale. (5/4/6/3/12 3.0)
Re-rated, draught
Copper brown, good head. Sweetish, aromatic hoppy nose. fruity, trefoil-flavor. Bitterish, lacks a good malt profile. (6/3/5/3/11 2.8)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2004
at 09:37