8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Mini Cask ... Huge thanks to the Brewer for helping me out here Deep brown.black ... thin off white head ... Deep rich roast malt nose with some toffee and plums ... mellow roasts with a touch of meeatness i often find in an Imerial stouts ... little coconut ... lots of coffee ... little bitterness in linger ... This beer lived up to my hopes for it ... alcohol is nicly subdued for 8% ... good depth and great rich flavours ... Just a bit of a long bitter linger once your finnished ... Wow Its Day 3 into the Mini Cask and F... Me if it isnt getting better ... Its smoother more rounded still a bit bitter in its finnish for me but wonderful none the less... Cask at GBBF 2009 ... hahaha i got this one again .its LOVELY bottle at home ... deep black ... thin tan head ... big licorice roast malt nose ... too heavy licorice roast ... toffee malts ... too bitter ... and not as nice as cask... very licorice 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2008
at 12:28
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Well after much research the bottle i had in the kulminator which they stated as 1981 Kings ale, seems most likly to be Bass number 1 bottled into the old Kings ale bottle from 1977. Red/light brown in colour, ovaltine malt nose with a little fruit. mellow oh so mellow soft and gentle fruit malt, very juicy very fruity, and oh so smooth and drinkable. the depth and smoothness of this was remarkable. And no way would i guess the alchohol levelfrom this. Wonderful ... Mini Cask at home ... Huge thanks to the Brewer for making this possible Deep scarlet brown ... Sweet rich toffee vine fruits nose ... Sweet toffee rich and deep ... lots of vine fruits ... little warmin ... wondefull mouthfeel ... Wonder if i should hand bottle this to see how it ages over 5 years ... Its lovely ...maybe not as complex as the Aged bottle but still worthy of a 4.5+ score. hand bottle at home ... deep brown .. thin tan lacing ... soft sweet toffee ... massive raisins ... soft fruit nose ... juict swet toffee fruit ... soft fruit ... ligtj alcohol ... dry roast ... very very bitter ... long dry raisiun fruit ... and a little cardboard .. soft fruit ... 3.8 Princess ale 1978 ...bottle at siren 2nd birthday .... copper ... soft wine ... soft toffee .... light blackcurrent ... juicy sweet malts ... big toffee ... ligth cardboardd ... big alcohol ... nicre sweet fruit malts ... interesting ... bit long wine tones 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 14:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Brewery Tap, Burton. Amber with a thin creamy head; citrus aroma; creamy with a crisp citrus flavour and a grainy body; gently bitter finish wirh some grapefruit. Nice, but not exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2008
at 17:04
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Malty fruity hoppy aroma. Sweet malty flavor with some grassy hints. Has a sweetish malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2007
at 04:47
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle at Kulminator as Bass King’s Ale. I thought it was from 1989, but seeing the other ratings, it might have been 1981. Quite vinous aroma, citric fruit, and mango? Almost clear brown colour, very small head. Sweet, oxidized flavour, quite a lot of cardboard. Very late dried fruit aftertaste. I just do not like old beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2007
at 03:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Vintage 1981, 23 years old, bottled by Bass - Mechelen, 8% ABV; had it on 2004-06-05 at Kulminator
Dark amber color, brown hue, small frothy head, but peristent. Mature malty aroma, caramel, cookies, Christmas spices. Quite flat; ripe malt, drinkable but too old; Madeira; sweet (not syrupy). Strange experience.
I don’t think it’s fair to put together the ratings of the fresh beer and the old bottles…
Dark amber color, brown hue, small frothy head, but peristent. Mature malty aroma, caramel, cookies, Christmas spices. Quite flat; ripe malt, drinkable but too old; Madeira; sweet (not syrupy). Strange experience.
I don’t think it’s fair to put together the ratings of the fresh beer and the old bottles…
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2007
at 15:17
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask handpull at White Horse, Parson’s Green. So I was drinking a bit of history. Hazy ruby colour with disappearing beige head. Classic barley wine. Dark fruits in mouth bit of coffee/choc. Dry malt develops in mouth. Wonderful powdery dry malt. Very raisiny aroma. Was it worth the £14 train fare and half an hour on a packed tube train? You betcha! Very very rich raisiny coffee develops. Tart finish that is really quite sharp.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2007
at 07:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask Near black, red-brown at the edges; no head. Leather, shoepolish, woodstainer. No doubt - there’s traces of acetic here! Woodaroma, tannines, even in the nose. Wry-bitter (great deal of noble hops) but with a convincing dark and other malts underbuild. Quite vinous, old oak, and very overt liquorice. Very full bodied, oily-slick, leaving a sticky feeling after swallowing. Bitterish aftertaste, resiny. NIce, if very severe, and a difficult one to drink in the way of festivals.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2007
at 04:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled (As King’s Ale, thanks goes to GarethYoung for this one!). Murky dark brown colour, not much head. Aroma is oak barrel, alcohol, plum and a lot of dark fruits. Flavour is very wineous mixed with strong oak barrell. Totally lovely. The aftertaste has dark fruits, alcohol and roast in it. Just lovely in my opinion. I like Madeira wines, and this one was actually quite close to one, flavour and aromawise. It was however quite acidic and vinegarish also...Which cuts the points down a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2007
at 12:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Bottle 27,5 cl) Comes as "Czars P2 Imperial Stout". Pours a clear, reddish mahogany with a small, off-white head. Vinous, lightly tart aroma. Only medium body with malty, vinous accents and plenty of dried fruits. Discreet bitterness. Thanks to kook for this yummy brew. 240706
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2006
at 15:38