7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Huge thanks to Blazer06, Zack, for making this send-off tasting even more special than it is already. Wow! Big bottle of 1902 barleywine with over sized clumpy looking black wax over the cork. The cork broke up so this is poured via the help of some cheese cloth. It pours muddy dark brown pond water with no head. The aroma is water logged wood, some cardboard, sweet malts, booze, sherry and then aged figs and molasses. The taste starts sweet with thick sweet maltiness, a nice level of caramel candy and then rolling into fig sweetened earthiness, aged dried cherries smashed into wet cardboard and smooth oak. It ends with wet wood, cardboard, ripe sugary cherries and caramel. Fantastic!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2011
at 08:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
cask at charlies. Pitch dark, smooth light brown head. Aroma of roasted stuff, flowery sour note as wood, syrup. Faint sour dark fruits like raisins. Flavor is dark fruits in wood. complex and very delicate, reminds me more of belgian beer than stout or imp stout or porter. Very complex, super tasty. Dry. Notes of roasted grains. Ends very dry , like a great porter lagered on raisins an oak.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2011
at 15:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
8th September 2007
Ractliff Ale - Bottled 16th December 1869 Dark brown ale. Heady nose - sour, wet wood, sherry and a hint of smoke. Intense fruity tang with apple dominating. Mellow smokey notes and then some salty caramel. Complex, unique and fantastic. A pretty intense beer that is still drinkable after an incredible 138 years!
1st March 2008
Kings Ale - Bottled 22nd February 1902 Dark brown beer, zero carbonation (duh!). Amazing nose of damp wood and brandy. Very intense sour and somewhat salty malt. Very slight fruit here and then some sublte smoke. Mouth watering - another remarkable antique beer!
29th May 2011
1977 Jubilee Ale. Rich dark red beer,few tan bubbles for a head. Woody - sherry nose, very fragrant. Light dry palate, the dryness being woody. Malty background provides a canvas for Vintage Port blackberry and cherry fruits and a little sherry. Finshes dry with bitter wet wood. Mild warming afterglow. Another great Bass super aged beer!
24th January 2013
Princes Ale 23rd July 1929. THE others tasting. Bit of bitch getting the cork off. Murky brown beer, no head. Nice nose of cherry and wet wood. Palate is dry and light. Taste follows the nose. Dry wood and fresh wood and a little cherry. Touch of brandy as well. Dry finish. Pleasantly fruity and woody!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2011
at 16:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask at coopers ... york station ... copper ... thin tan head ... soft metalic ... malt nose .. light bitter ... again metalic hops .... light malt fruits ... soft and dull ... very keg like
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2010
at 08:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Alex! Thick-looking dark brown and slightly muddy. The aroma is quite rich with fruits...and is that diacetyl in the midst of the soy sauce oxidation? Flat. Oily. Lightish flavour leans towards milk chocolate, not much fruit. Slick, flat, more like an old ale really, but you can’t argue with an old school example.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2010
at 01:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Rating #4800. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Slightly fruity roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor with hints of licorice. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice finish with some hints of caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2010
at 00:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 28 Nov 2009) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, black coffee and dark fruit. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, black coffee, prunes, raisins and a balanced coffee bitterness in a long finish. Full body, smooth and rounded mouthfeel with alcohol well hidden. Deceptively drinkable. Lovely stout!
Earlier Rating: 9/3/2009 Total Score: 3.8
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 5 Aug 2009) Dark brown, almost black in colour. Brief, foamy, beige head. Malty nose with notes of liquorice, chocolate and blackberries. Malty, fruity taste with liquorice and dark chocolate, leading to coffee, dark berries and more liquorice in a slightly vinous finish. Cocoa bitterness playing in the background. Full body, rather sweet. Complex and well balanced. Lovely beer!
Earlier Rating: 9/3/2009 Total Score: 3.8
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 5 Aug 2009) Dark brown, almost black in colour. Brief, foamy, beige head. Malty nose with notes of liquorice, chocolate and blackberries. Malty, fruity taste with liquorice and dark chocolate, leading to coffee, dark berries and more liquorice in a slightly vinous finish. Cocoa bitterness playing in the background. Full body, rather sweet. Complex and well balanced. Lovely beer!
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2009
at 13:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090806]Earlier Rating: 6/8/2008 Total Score: 4Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, chocolate, licorice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is flat. Very nice. Fantastic stuff ;o)) (020508)
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2009
at 06:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Czars Imperial Stout: Black with a small tan head. Sweet licorice and chocolate aroma with a fruity touch. Sweet fruity flavour with intense dark chocolate notes. No burnt/ash/charcoal notes
Earlier Rating: Bass P2: 7/11/2009 Total Score: 3.4
RBESG 08. Dark brown with a small tan head. Fruity aroma, dates and licorice dominates. Dry malty flavour with lots of toffee. A little alcohol showing at the end
Earlier Rating: Bass P2: 7/11/2009 Total Score: 3.4
RBESG 08. Dark brown with a small tan head. Fruity aroma, dates and licorice dominates. Dry malty flavour with lots of toffee. A little alcohol showing at the end
Tried
on 16 Nov 2009
at 14:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
This strong and tasty brew was picked up from gravicask at the Mid West Bar, GBBF 09. Dark as pitch, shinning surface. Aromatic dark fruity to the nose. Dark malty fruitcake in flavour with hints of dark berries and liquorice. Nice bitter ending. Masked alcohol. A powerful and delicious drink (Earls Court, 07.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2009
at 03:57