Subsidiaries
4.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Red golden, surprisingly big head. Malty and somewhat boring.............
Tried
on 25 Dec 2002
at 09:22
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Good looking beer.Lightly hazy amber with frothy lasting off white head and great lace. Tiny bead. Thats the only good I have to say about this. Musty malt nose. Wishy washy taste with an off hop taste at the end. I hope I just got a bad bottle, tasted like water with a few hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2002
at 16:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark red / amber color, beautiful head and lace. Very nice aroma: malt, caramel, roasted malt, coffee. Rich mouth feeling, strong caramalt; it turns quickly in a very bitter ale, prelude to a long and strong final. Bitterness is the most evident character, followed by caramel and finally by some hop aroma; would be better if more balanced (less bitter, more hop-aromatic).
Tried
on 10 Nov 2002
at 02:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
I think you are taking your chances with any "novelty" beer like this. I am still having nightmares about the "Romulan Ale". This one wasn't nearly that bad but I still won't get it again. Cloudy honey color with a medium foamy white head. Sweet malt and caramel aroma. No sweetness in the flavor though, the bitterness was prevalent throughout. The beer really ended up thin and too sour toward the end, which really detracted from the whole experience.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2002
at 21:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
An orange beer with very little head. It has a very nice fruity aroma of orange. It is slightly bitter with hints of orange. A very refreshing beer - that I've like to have again.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2002
at 07:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I’d had this at the Philharmonic in Liverpool and even the pub couldn’t save it. This re-rate in Edinburgh was more successful. Golden-amber. Nice spicy aroma. The character is mellow, lightly spicy, lightly caramelly. Good, with a subtle complexity.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2002
at 10:01
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Shepherd's Inn, Melmerby, Cumbria.
Amber coloured. Light and fruity. Medium bitterness. Solid, but one-dimensional.
Amber coloured. Light and fruity. Medium bitterness. Solid, but one-dimensional.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2002
at 07:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Amber coloured, somewhat hazy. Light toffee-flavour. Chewy bitterness. .....
Tried
on 03 Jul 2002
at 06:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fullbodied & rasted. Somwhat sweet with some notes of alcohol...............
Tried
on 24 Jun 2002
at 08:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Copper-coloured, rocky head. Very hoppy. CAUTION: If you drink too many of these you might get a Silly Walk!
Tried
on 16 Jun 2002
at 09:10