7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... deep red brown ... thin tan head .. soft toffee roast malt nose ... nice roast ... light chocolate ... little thin ... nice but im not convinced that bottles in best condition ... so would like to try again ... saying that i quite like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2010
at 11:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Hazy amber golden with a creamy yellowish head eaving laces. Sweetish fruity - exotic - nose from the hops. Quite ful-bodied, low carbonation, intense fruitiness and caramel - very sweet - before rather distinct hops and alcohol in the finish. 200110
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2010
at 11:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Bottle from brewer’s own stand at the Chilterns Festival of Food, Great Missenden] Deep amber-brown. Sweet with hints of banana and honey. Flavours are weak considering the strength. A disappointment. Agree it should be a Belgian strong and not a tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2010
at 16:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Bottle from brewers own stand at the Chilterns Festival of Food, Great Missenden] Chestnut colour with a beige head. Despite being bottled, this actually had the mouthfeel of a good cask-conditioned ale, so well done on that. Good rich, smokey malt, a hint of ginger and earthy bitterness in the dry finish. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2010
at 16:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Pre-ZBf ... (2nd rating need to find my first one from Cropredy 09) ... hazy amber ... sweet pine hop nose ... juicy hop ... bright and zezty ... tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2010
at 00:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Was very kindly given a few bottles of the VC, VF and VB as trial beers July 2009 by Nigel (Mrhopshackle) and also some more in February 2010 when picking up some beer from Hopshackle. Pleased they have now been officially released. Rating taken from notes August 2009 when consumed with Craig (cgarvieuk) at Cropredy Festival and March 2010. Pours light amber this is really well balanced. nice sticky toffee from the outset, soft in the mouth and pleasant warmth from the alcohol, there is a good tang and the sweetness is well compensated for by the hoppy presence, in fact I like this more so than the Cascade version which surprised me. Cheers Nigel. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2010
at 11:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Was very kindly given a few bottles of the VC, VF and VB as trial beers July 2009 by Nigel (Mrhopshackle) and also some more in February 2010 when picking up some beer from Hopshackle. Pleased they have now been officially released. Rating taken from notes August 2009 when consumed with Craig (cgarvieuk) at Cropredy Festival and March 2010. Pours orange amber, this is a big IPA and at times veered towards barley wine territory but the hops were showing well here, although I did note that the aroma was slightly cheesy. Good warmth from the alcohol, and like Lea I noted a disctinct spicy/pepperiness, the hops showed well thoughout though with a good citrus sting noted, in fact looking back at my notes from Aug 2009 I suggest that the bitterness is a ripper, though it did rapidly subside, to leave a good hoppy tang. This beer demands respect and there is a lot going on with this. Very enjoyable beer, big thanks to Nigel. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2010
at 03:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Pours an almost clear deep amber golden with a rough off-white head. Very sweet aroma of peach and caramel. Quite full-bodied, flat, lots of peaches and sweet berries. Comes with a warming alcoholic finish. Excellent. 170110
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2010
at 12:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival 05-02-10 Pours very dark brown and as the description suggest there are pockets of rubyness glinting away when caught by the light of the window. Some sour maltyness in the mouth and an almost fizzy lactic sourness though it has to be said that this is quite restrained and not overdone. Nicely lipsmackingly tangy with some dark soured fruit juices starting to shine through, there is a bit of liquorice there as well. Really nice stuff. I wish I’d have had a little more time at the other side of the bar as ’Bobinlondon’ stood chatting merrily sipping on this and said it just seemed to get better and better, would have been nice to have had a bit more, though as it was I rather enjoyed this. A6 A4 F8 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2010
at 00:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and strong notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of fruits - especially peaches, but also a perfumy note.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2009
at 03:00