5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
An old ale with a rusty-dark body topped by a filmy brownish layer. Weak smell of dark malts. Mild taste of chocolate added by a bite of liquorice. Velvet in the mouth [Third pint glass at Wetherspoons real ale festival, Standing Order in Edinburgh, 13.11.2008].
Tried
on 18 Dec 2008
at 08:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours clear and golden orange with a fully gone head. Mild spiced and slight citric aroma. Light fruity and mild perfumed flavour from the back of the nose. Vague caramelish note. Ends bitter and light fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2008
at 02:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours cloudy to hazy orange with a fully gone head. Mild brett-ish and dry aroma. Light fruity and mild floral spiced flavour. Lingering fruity and mild bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2008
at 02:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours dark brown with an orange glare and clear. Fully gone head. Mild chocolate and slight roasted malty. Pleasant aroma. Flavour is mild acidic and floral to spiced yet with a nice underlying malty and chocolate like base. Ends mild spiced and slight bitter.7-3-7-3-13=3.3 From cask at Edward Wylie. Pours dark brown with a minimal amber glare and a dense tan head. Roasted malty aroma with a mild caramel to chocolate note. Light bitterness arising out of a light acidic roasted malty flavour with a mild caramel sweetness. Holds a touch of liqourice too. Light roasted and malty finish. Smooth.6-3-7-3-13=3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2008
at 02:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Mild spiced and citrus fruity aroma. Light citrusy fruity flavour, light and crisp. Light fruity finish with a persisting citrusy note mixed with a light bitterness. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2008
at 02:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial rooms JDW, Bristol 1/11/08. Dark brown with reddish hints and a slight tan head. Sweet malt and dark fruit aroma. Flavour was sweet, with some caramel, dried fruit and earthy hops, before a short bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2008
at 09:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50cl. @ home.Clear light to medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, fruity, excotic fruits - tangerine - madarin, plum. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, a light alcohol - peppery burn and a long finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. The beer is nice but it gets quick tomuch.. (190808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2008
at 05:12
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Slightly hazy golden with a rough, white head. Chemical diacetyl aroma. Medium body, some fruit and an acidic and astringent finish. Clearly infected. 031008
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2008
at 17:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Clear golden with a rough, white head. Fresh, fruity and a little citrusy nose. Light body, accents of fruit and vitamin-C with a lightly bitter finish. Clean and refreshing. 031008
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2008
at 16:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Clear orangey golden with a tiny off-white head. Aroma of fruit and and some weird chemical esters. Medium body with peachy accents and a dry, lightly bitter finish. 031008
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2008
at 16:56