7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color with nearly no head. Great aroma of dried fruit, nearly like portwine. Flavour of alcohol, with hints of caramel and sweet maltness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2006
at 05:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle, had this at a friends house.Amber coloured with a med’ white head. Toffee is abundant in the flavour and has a sweet malty nose. Not great but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2006
at 06:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Baker’s Vault, Stockport, 29 July) Colour is pale amber with frothy off-white head. Nose is malty and fruity with hints of apricots, orange, mandarin. Taste starts malty, turns fruitier with some orange and apricots. Light body, smooth, modest hop character. Friendly and ok, but not very interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2006
at 15:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Briton’s Protection, Manchester, 28 July) Colour is golden amber with firm white head. Nose is malty with some dark fruit, notes of dried apricots and orange peel. Taste is fruity with orange, mandarin and apricots, with some earthy/dusty hops in the balanced bitter finish. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Not really exciting, but I wouldn’t mind another one.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 12:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, 27 July) Colour is dark brown with ruby hints, firm off-white head. Nose is malty, slightly roasted with some chocolate. Taste is roasted, with chocolate, cherries and wild berries. Dry, fruity finish. A decent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 11:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Carpenters Arms, London. Light amber color, small white head. Nutty malty aroma with some fruityness. Fruity, a bit earthy flavor, which finishes to citrus bitterness. Long citrus aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2006
at 16:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask: Copper coloured, medium-sized lacing off-white foam; yeasty, almost "wooden" aroma with a strong touch of sulphur and a distinctive herbal hoppiness; moderate bitter flavour; lingering, a bit yeasty and bitter finish. Not unpleasant..............
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2006
at 02:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful, clear amber golden with a creamy, white head. Unusual banana aroma - almost Hefe style. Medium body, vaguely caramelish and then nothing much more. Light, bitter finish. 110606
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2006
at 14:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Copper colour, lasting beige head. Good hoppy, muddy earthy citrus. It’s quite a good bitter, some toffee/caramel and I am impressed with the hop flavours.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2006
at 07:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm 25 Apr 2006) Copper colour with frothy white head. Nose is mainly fruity with hints of orange and mandarin. Taste is malty, with a rather sweet fruitiness and a fresh hoppy bitterness in the finish. Nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2006
at 05:22