7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nose is malt with a little fruitiness; Transparent brown with a small beige head; Malty flavor with a hint of coffee and dark friut and a small amount of hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2006
at 12:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Excellent full-flavoured cask bitter. Been a while since I had it (in Northern England), will need a re-rate ASAP.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2006
at 05:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Almost black in colour, very smooth, but a touch too sweet. plenty of fruity spicy flavours. A very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2006
at 01:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Interesting to have this now it has split from Scottish and Newcastle. Deep copper colour with thin beige head. Slightly sweaty hop aroma. Red fruits and slightly yeasty. I like the aroma. Some caramel. OK in mouth and then more drying tangy hop. A nice premium bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2006
at 13:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle - Pours dark brown with a medium head. Nice caramelly, malty aroma. Flavor is mostly that of roasted malts with a decent mouthfeel and a slight bitterness in the finish. I was hoping for a bit more complexity in the flavor than I found and a bit sharper finish. However, I may have to resample... my palate is a bit off from a nasty coffee burn. heh...
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2006
at 23:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Reddish amber coloured, thin, stable foamy; dried fruit (raisins), a tinge of hops in the aroma, sweet-malty, caramelly and vinous nose; toffee and roast malts in the beginning; bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; complex fruity finish, ending a bit chocolatey. Very good, but not a super-ale.....................
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2005
at 03:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark - close to black - with a fairly small, off-white head. Considering all the stuff they put into this(several malts, corn, wheat, 3 different hops, different sugars) it’s fairly light-bodied. Some smoked notes do stand out amongst the roasted, malty, slightly coffeeish flavours. Very drinkable - a pleasure. 170701
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2005
at 02:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Handpull at Muggletons, JDW, Maidstone. Gold/copper colour with thin bubbly off white head. Very perfumed aroma, rose petals and peach/apricot/nectarine fruit. Fine in mouth with some bitterness. Finish has more fresh stone fruit and hop bitterness. Simply bizarre. Good bitter with peach/apricot and nectarine flavours all over it.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2005
at 07:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Alkohlisch aber auch süßlich riecht dieses Bier. Es startet recht malzig ausgewogen, der Malzgeschmack breitet sich nach und nach im Mund aus, eine gewisse Herbe ist dabei nicht von der Hand zu weisen. Der Nachgeschmack klingt langsam aus und bildet mit einer leichten Herbe einen guten Abschluss. Feines Zeug! Test vom 10.9.2005, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,12,13,12,11,12 - 12,10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2005
at 22:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Prune/banana malt aroma - slight hint of mustiness. Dark coppery brown color with small head. Light cane sugar and malt flavor with a mild chocolate and raisin finish. Moderate carbonation - light flavor. Good, smooth, easy drinking. A classic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2005
at 19:44