7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Amber red colour, Rich head. Fruity malt-aroma with a touch of berries. Smooth, somewhat nutty, malt flavour. Nice, dry finish where the alcohol add some extra bite.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2005
at 05:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a deep red with no head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavor is plum and prune with a hint of nutmeg. Lots of subtle things going on with this brew. Lots of malts and fruit flavors to recomend this brew.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2005
at 22:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a dark amber color with a medium thin beige head. Thin rings of lacing. Mild aroma of malt and caramel. Medium-bodied and really not very bitter for a Bitter. Fuggles hops, citrus and malt flavors are nicely balanced, leading to an understated character. The finish is lightly bitter, fruity and clean. Not really extraordinary, but I had no problems drinking it at all.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2005
at 11:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask @ Moan and Dove, 2/19/05. An enjoyable day spent in Western Mass with Maibockaddict and Mkobes. Dark cola brown body, light transluscent haze, with strong burgundy-red hues swirling about when held to the light. Moderate amount of light tan head perched atop. Aroma of yeast and vinousness (concord grapes, grapeskins), with some herbal notes (mostly black licorice, maybe some light clove-like notes) and a bit of chocolate. Definite English yeast gives of some fruity esters (ripe blueberries, apples, cherries). Flavor begins with a surprising hops apparency, though not overly bitter. More yeast intersparsed with notes of cocoa and fruit. Medium body, with a surprisingly firm carbonation for a hand-pumped beer. Slightly oily texture, ends with some bittersweet roast. I wish I could find this stuff near me, on cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2005
at 10:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Very dark brown. Rich on butterscotch from aroma to finish. Full bodied and solidly malty with soft mouthfeel. Not too sweet. Salty finish with licorice and balanced bitterness. Warming and thoroughly pleasant, albeit not overly complex.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2005
at 14:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Nut brown. Sweet and very roasty, light-medium bodied, and slightly bold malt character. Surrisingly somewhat vinous. Grassy finish with good bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2005
at 05:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2008-12-09, gravity dispense at The Bree Louise, London, 7.8%, 6-4-7-3-14=34
Dark mahogany color, almost black; flat. Light caramel aroma. Good body strength, strong caramel flavor, with dark chocolate tones, that become quite strong towards the end, as well as the bitterness; there are also roasted nuts at the end. Reasonable Strong Ale (not sweet enough to be a Barley Wine), a bit too much roasted for me.
2005-12-03, cask conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 6-3-8-4-14=35
2004-11-30, cask conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 5-4-7-4-14=34
Brown color. Simple aroma. Very good body, malty, with a lot of caramel and some chocolate. Bold final.
Dark mahogany color, almost black; flat. Light caramel aroma. Good body strength, strong caramel flavor, with dark chocolate tones, that become quite strong towards the end, as well as the bitterness; there are also roasted nuts at the end. Reasonable Strong Ale (not sweet enough to be a Barley Wine), a bit too much roasted for me.
2005-12-03, cask conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 6-3-8-4-14=35
2004-11-30, cask conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 5-4-7-4-14=34
Brown color. Simple aroma. Very good body, malty, with a lot of caramel and some chocolate. Bold final.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2004
at 12:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö
Brown color; thin layer of creamy foam. Not too much aromatic, but has a very good velvety body, with some malt and a lot of caramel; a soft bitter, pleasant.
Brown color; thin layer of creamy foam. Not too much aromatic, but has a very good velvety body, with some malt and a lot of caramel; a soft bitter, pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2004
at 12:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber beer with little head. Rich aroma of apple, honey and malt. It has a sweet honey/malt immediate impression, but a more lasting dry hops flavour. As mentioned, very drinkable. If it had a little berry with the apple aroma, I could be seriously hooked.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2004
at 13:49
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Hazy orange/amber coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of english hops, citrus, caramel, tart fruit and malt. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong malt flavour with a hint of nuts and cardboard. A little edge near the end makes it not-so-great! Aftertaste bitter, but generally clean. Overall, not great, but worth it to try. I sampled this 16 ounce bottle purchased from Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York on 10-July-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 20:41