6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Chuckling Cheese Doncaster. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. An ok barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Chuckling Cheese Company
on 01 Jan 2021
at 23:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hilliers Garden Centre, Windlesham. Aroma has sweet but sour fruit, almonds and glue. Golden brown. Fluffy foamy translucent white head. Initial medium sour berries. Some hints of underlying nutty umami. In the finish some low key syrupy sweetness makes a brief appearance but oldschool boiled veg is also present. As I drink more a bitter note appears throughout. Medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Basic for the style. I'd like a warming fruit nutty beer but this doesn't achieve that. It's rather low key and would be one noted if it didn't develop the later bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2020
at 22:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hilliers, Windlesham. Aroma is grainy and malty with citrus and boiled veg. Copper gold. Thin foamy white head. Medium bitter with a zesty citrus sour streak. Underlying malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Astringent finish. It's OK although the combination of the citrus and hops leave an off aftertaste for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2020
at 20:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Dark brown with a foamy tan head. Coffee, dried fruit aroma, flavour has dark toffee, spice and a little fruit. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2020
at 15:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark beer, decent head. Light malty aroma. Flavour is chocolate, malt a light touch of fruit and anise. Nowt special but very drinkable.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2020
at 15:11
6/10
Merry Xmas!
Tried
on 25 Dec 2020
at 14:56
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Look: opaque deep brown with a one finger tall ivory-coloured head of medium retention. Aroma: roast and toast, esters honey, meadow flowers, prune, vinous. Taste: light to medium sweet, roasted, estery, dried fruit, spicy and floral hop. Medium bitterness. Palate: medium body, average carbonation. Overall: surprisingly good.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2020
at 18:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, sugary, dried fruit, alcohol, caramel.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, caramel, malt, alcohol, sugary.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, sugary, dried fruit, alcohol, caramel.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, caramel, malt, alcohol, sugary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2020
at 11:51
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2020
at 20:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
(Bottle) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, vinous nose with treacle-toffee, caramel, dried fruit, dates, apricots, orange peel and a touch of maple syrup. Malty, vinous taste with notes of dried fruit, dates, apricots, orange peel, treacle, toffee, caramel, nuts and a sweet and vinous finish with a mild resiny, citric bitterness. More than medium body, sweet. Sweet, boozy and quite unrefined. Still fairly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2020
at 19:36