8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Clear ruby body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of Coke and nuts. Flavour of cherry and plum. Medium body with a slightly sticky texture. Soft fizz. This is really nice. It tastes a bit like a Doppelbock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2020
at 17:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 330 ml at Valhalla, Zagreb. Brown with beige head. Caramel, malty, toffee, some dried fruit, medium sweetness, thin finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Valhalla Beer Bar (-2024)
on 13 Feb 2020
at 07:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour from Colonial Spirits, Acton. Appearance is clear dark brown (like root beer/cola), no sparkle, thin ring of beige head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong, rich brown bread. Taste is even stronger rich brown bread. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, lacking in complexity but a good representative of the style and good strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 22:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500 ml bottle shared by tfontana, thanks Tom. Aroma is mild coriander, caramel, dark bread, toffee. Flavor is a direct reflection of the aroma. Ends on a slight earthy malt and mild spice. I appreciate this beer for what it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 22:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a deep, dark reddish-brown, clear, with a thick, low off-white head. Nose is raisins, caramel, treacle, fudge. Very rich, fragrant malt. Rich, sweet, bready malt flavor, fudge, raisins, figs. Massive treacle. Fruity, tangy, slightly boozy finish to balance it nicely. Rich and full bodied but not overly heavy and nothing like cloying. Slightly roasted finish. A lovely winter warmer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2019
at 05:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clean deep brown with a thin off-white head that recedes quite quickly, leaving just the slightest hint of lacing. Reasonably intense aroma has a biscuity malt base, followed by dried fruit (especially plum), liquorice and spicy notes of mainly anise. Taste is quite complex. A solid malty base of mainly biscuit and slight caramel, liquorice, a bit of warming alcohol presence, dried fruit notes as per aroma though slightly subdued, anise. Overall sweet but not at all over the top. Finish is semi-sweet with a surpising note of coffee, while the aftertaste leaves a spicy reminiscence. Medium bodied (actually very light for the abv) with very light carbonation. The beer is overall very smooth and could go down quite quickly, which gets a bit in the way of its complex and slightly warming character. Feels like there's not enough body to match the beer character. The beer was overall interesting and i did enjoy it, my main concern was with the lack of body. May try again in the future to see if something was wrong with this bottle. Edit, november 2021: tried again. Impressions confirmed. A beer with character and depth, but with a strangely light body. Somehow doesn't feel for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2019
at 16:03
7/10
0,33 litre Can, shared with friends. Amber with beige head. Malts, yeast, smoke, Caramel,
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2019
at 17:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Traquair Jacobite Ale 8% Deep brown verging on black with a minimal head. A nice spicy coriander malty aroma.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2019
at 11:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 16 Nov 2019
at 22:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with notes of dark bread, chocolate, treacle toffee, prunes, orange peel, dried apricots and spicy notes. Malty taste with caramel, dark bread, chocolate, toffee, liquorice, dried apricots, some orange peel and a mild spicy bitterness in a finish with a slight touch of alcohol. Medium body, quite sweet. Solid and well made old ale. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2019
at 20:34