8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Bottle 27,5 cl) Completely opaque, black beer with a small, brownish head. Vinous, port-like nose. Very full and rich body with plenty of malt. Accents of burned malt with a coffeeish touch and some fruity notes (not quite what you’d expect in a stout). And the burned malts don’t leave the usual, ashy bitterness which is a positive thing in my book. 260106
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2006
at 06:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt, and straw, as well as light notes of licorice and coffee. The flavor is sweet very roasted and with a strong note of coffee, giving it a adicid coffee end combined with the bitterness of dark chocolate.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2006
at 14:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at GBBF 2005] A hazy brown beer. The aroma is malty with roasted notes as well as notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with light roasted notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2006
at 13:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
275ml bottle from Cask & Glass, Tonbridge. Copper colour with lasting off white head. Nice dusty hop aroma. Some caramel too. Quite good in mouth and then tingly hop finish with good citric hop. Given the previous reviews, I’m a bit in the middle I think. Hops are excellent even a touch gingery. But the body needs a touch more. I would be tempted to have it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2006
at 17:35
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
275ml bottle from Cask & Glass. Very dark brown with thin lasting beige head. Aroma of sweet toffee. Sweet and toffee in mouth. Slightly bready in mouth with more sweetness on end. Not hideous, but fairly basic and way too sweet. Finish has some nice hop bitterness though. Not really an old ale, more like some sweet brown liquid with some finishing hop. Bizarre
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2006
at 17:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Red copper ale with light white head. Faint sweet malt and alcohol aroma. Sweet malt with light nuttyness and slight oxidation. Syrupy body. Had 2 bottles (from Syracuse), one was OK, the other was off. May 2005, Capflu’s BW tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2006
at 20:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
275ml bottle. I bought a whole bunch of these beers from the Cask and Glass off licence. Didn’t expect much, but this was better than I had anticipated. Pale copper colour with lasting off white head. Sweet sweaty socks hop aroma. Lots of gooseberry and grapefruit. Herby, sharp nose too. Chalky in mouth. Finish has more of the grassy/herby/citric hop. Nice beer, bit one dimensional and lacks body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2006
at 17:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a clear dark brown color ale with a medium foamy light dark head with average retention. Aroma of sweet malt with some figs and dry raisins. Taste is quite sweet with some slight hints of figs and dry raisins. Body is a bit too thin and watery for my liking. Nice but not as good and complex as the Elizabethan ale from this brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2005
at 08:41
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Black color, thin brown head. Aroma of malt, bread, caramel, cardboard, light raisins and tar, very light phenol. Thick mouthfeel, malty, sweet, with caramel, liquorice, roasted malt, and balancing strong bitterness (very long final). Everything is perfectly mixed together.
A wonderful brew!
A wonderful brew!
Tried
on 19 Dec 2005
at 09:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brown color. Malty and some caramel aroma. The flavor has some honey as well, and a fairly good hopping.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2005
at 09:47