7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.0%. Chestnut coloured beer, big light tan head. Aroma of berries and malts, hints of toffee. The flavour is brimming with fruit/berries, caramel and malts, but is not too sweet, with a pleasant hoppy bitterness and some chocolate notes in the finish. Excellent beer, and quite amazing that it is only 4%.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2008
at 16:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Huge light brownish head quickly develops huge bubbles. Deep barely translucent dark red body. Roasty wooden wet wool aroma with hoppy notes. Dry powerful roasty wooden caramel taste with nutty creosote notes, lightly perfumy. Some fruit and chocolate as well. Soft, clean mouthfeel. Hints of sourness. Dry astringent burnt minty wooden aftertaste. An excellent session beer. I’m amazed by the amount of taste in this, given the alcohol. (0.5l bottle, Centra, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2008
at 18:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, bought in Norway. A new beer from Adnams, developed from their long gone Champion Pale Ale. Amber colour, big off-white head. Biscuits, some malts and a moderate fruitiness in the aroma. The flavour has fruity hops on a decent malty base, and the mouthfeel is very good for a 3.4% beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2008
at 18:11
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with floral notes. Sweet fruity flavor with floral hops, caramel and grainy notes.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with citric notes. Sweet yeasty flavor with wheat and citric notes.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2008
at 06:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 0,5l. Golden colored. An OK fluffy head that lasted. Strong aroma of hops & lemon. Extremely fruity flavor - almost like perfume. A fruity bitterness evolving. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2008
at 14:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Waitrose. Red with a decent off-white head. Fruity, nutty aroma marred by a tainted, boiled sweet edge. Flavour of sweet malt with plenty of red fruit, a touch of spice and a short bitter finish. Nothing like as good as the weaker, cask-conditioned version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2008
at 15:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Golden brown. Little bit of white head. Aroma: Sweet, quite fruity. Some malt. Taste: Sweet, malt. Some hops. Quite standard. Info: 500ml bottle, 31/5-2008
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 09:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Light clear golden, little head. More when warmer. Aroma: Floral and some hops. Quite fruity. Apricot. Taste: Quite fruity and flowery. Some malt and hops. Nice. Info: 500ml bottle, 5/2-2008
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 08:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
As Adnams SSB Bitter:[br] Appearance: Bronze, good head. Aroma: Berries, malty. Taste: Full flavour, malty. Info: 500ml bottle, 5/10-2005, 20/500 [br] [br] As Adnams Bitter:[br] Appearance: Redish brown. Little bit of head. Aroma: Malty, bit of fruit. Taste: Pretty malty. Hops. Nice bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 1/6-2006, 115/300
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2008
at 10:01