Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Pours black with a fast-disappearing head. Aromas & tastes of coriander, caramel, raisins, molasses, oak & malt. Medium body. Mild bitter finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle, vintage 2018) Dark reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with dried fruit, dates, fruit cake, treacle, apricot marmalade and chocolate. Malty, slightly roasty taste with notes of dried fruit, dates, raisins, caramel, treacle, coffee, prunes, soy sauce and a warming finish with fairly low bitterness. Almost full body, quite sweet. Rich, sweet and warming. Very nice.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 11.2oz bottle(Room temp-best before June 2011)
a very dark brown with a small head of foam that dissipates quickly leaving just a wee bit of a layer.

The smell is a very fruity sweet..must be the coriander.

The taste has good sweet malt flavour up front with a solid spice background and... some plum notes. Pretty darned complex but the overall flavour seems to be just shy of greatness for me.

Bottom line: I'm glad I tried this ale but it's just not my cup of tea.
May 18, 2006

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Flaska från nu SB. Mahognyfärgad klar vätska med lågt skum. Rejäl kropp och en lätt alkoholpunch. Doft och smak av lakrits, salmiak, dadlar, torkad frukt, mörkt socker, praliner. Torrare lite träig avslutning. Gott

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Old rating - A 330ml bottle I brought some 4 years or so ago on a trip to Scotland, best before Aug 24. It pours a very dark brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, caramel, vanilla, oak, chocolate, raisins, figs, hints of spice & sweet malt. Medium body. Dry fruity & malty finish. Excellent

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle from a trip to the Scottish borders. Poured at home in Jersey. It's a deep brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, bread, toffee, raisins, earth & malt. Medium body. Dry malty slightly bitter finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Poured dark with a super thin head. Flavor was fruity and caramel, some raisins. Some malts, prety light for what it is. Worth forking over 8 bucks at the ol’ supermarket.

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Flaska från SB som fått stå lite för länge provad med ölföreningen. Tydliga ålderstecken, saknar kraft och smakar lite saftigt med mycket russin och torkad frukt. Fortfarande trevliga smaker men lite platt.