5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle shared at Leighton’s place. 25/08/2015. Thanks to Leighton for this vintage. Amber / brown coloured pour, clear, no head. Aroma is meaty, boverille, soy, wood. Flavour is composed of meaty marmite, , light malt vinegar. Palate is medium full, viscous, low condition, paper. Interesting to try. Bass King's Ale 1902. Bottle shared at the columbus tasting 22/08/2019. Many thanks! A clear deep red ruby brown coloured pour with a halo of dark tan head. Aroma is farty dungy, sweaty feet, fruit cake, raisin.Flavour is composed of semi sweet, raisin , cake tangy fruits, boozey, sherry, white grape. Paalte is semi sweet light tangy, lowihs carboantion. . Little sweaty. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2015
at 15:39
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle kindly shared by Cuso. 1902 vintage, 113 years old at the time of drinking. Aroma initially honeyish, sweetish, dried fruits, then turns to soy sauce. Hazy brown colour. No carbonation. Taste incorporates lots of vinegary acidic and solventy alcoholic notes. Also oxidized sherry. Lots of hype, but the beer is perceivably over-aged. Objectively almost no pleasure in drinking this, rather curiosity. Little of traditional beer flavours remain. Bitterness present but I do not get hops flavours. Maybe the slightest hint of burnt sugar malt. I am glad to have tasted it but nothing too special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 04:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle kindly donated by Kaufmanized. Vintage 1902. Muddy brown color with no head. No carbonation. Vinous notes with soy sauce, wood in aroma together with leather, vanilla, port (?). Sour taste together with, malt, soy sauce, caramel, cardboard, cherries, vanilla, brandy, wood. Alcohol is strongly present. Surprisingly good after 113 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 02:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Huge thanks to Graeme for bringing this rare treat. Took some ingenuity to get cork out of lead seal. Pours a dark brown with no head. The aroma is cardboard and brown sugar. Thick mouth with rich malt, very sweet, dark fruit, brown sugar, cognac. An amazing experience to be able to drink this.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2015
at 12:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the Commons, big thanks to Fin for gifting me this one, 09/11/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a moderate beige swirl and edgework. Nose is very lightly oxidised, tangy dark fruits, spice, tobacco, leather. Taste comprises dark fruit, light charr, earthy cocoa, dates, leather, roasted. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough impy aged considered.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2015
at 16:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From the file last updated in 2010. Bottle from the brewery. Pours gold. Aroma is citrus/malt. Flavor is citrus/roast malt. Somewhat bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2014
at 17:32
8/10
Tried
on 09 Nov 2014
at 17:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark brown with no head. Aromas of Christmas cake, raisins, booze, brandy. Taste is cardboard, dried fruit. Thin texture, medium body. Interesting again, cheers Craig!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 12:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark brown, nose is sherry, fruits, caramel, taste is sweet, syrupy, oxidised, dry, raisins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2014
at 14:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Vintage 1902. Hazy brown liquid with small off-white head. Still carbonated! Taste of raw sugar, leather, toffee, acetone, wood, vanilla, port wine, bread and light cardboard. Taste is light to medium sweet with notes of raw sugar, port wine, toffee, dried fruit, toffee and wood. Really good for the age. Medium bodied with low carbonation. Impressive that there’s still carbonation left. Tastes good after 111 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 12:00