7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rerate, cask halfpint at The Old Ticket Office, Cambridge. 4.6% ABV. Very dark reddish brown colour, beige head. Aroma and flavour of chocolate, nuts and mild coffee. Moderate hops. Original rating: Bottle conditioned, 500 ml. Bought at Memorable Cheeses, Ipswich. Very dark brown colour, cloudy (I poured the yeast in). Very low head. Lovely \"old\" aroma of leather, oak, coffee and dark fruits. Flavour is fruity and vinegary, roast notes. Acidic finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2004
at 17:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle conditioned, 500 ml. Bought at Memorable Cheeses, Ipswich. No head, very little carbonation. Deep amber colour, hazy (I poured the yeast in). Aroma is hoppy, oaky, slightly spicy. Well balanced flavour, just the right blend of fruitiness, hoppiness and maltiness. Nice hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. A good beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2004
at 06:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, thanks rauchbier!
Going side to side with J.W.Lees Harvest Ale was tough for this beer. It poured very dark brown and formed a rich head. Raspberries and fruits were predominant in the aroma. It was sweet and relatively malty with some depth. It had notes of chocolate and wood, as well as a punch of rhum. A good, complex beer, sure, but fell short in this comparison.
Going side to side with J.W.Lees Harvest Ale was tough for this beer. It poured very dark brown and formed a rich head. Raspberries and fruits were predominant in the aroma. It was sweet and relatively malty with some depth. It had notes of chocolate and wood, as well as a punch of rhum. A good, complex beer, sure, but fell short in this comparison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2004
at 10:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
The aroma is very fresh hoppy on a malty and yeasty background. The color is a clear orange and it has a beutiful lasting white head. The flavor is also very fresh with on a sweet background it contains strong notes of hops, both aroma and bitter, fruit (oranges), oil, and grass. Before it ends on a great bitterness that leaves a hoppy dryness on the tongue. A great bitter - and mine was even bottle conditioned.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2004
at 15:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Dark color, quite poor head. The nose is not impressive: malt, alcohol, brandy, apple. Average mouthfeel, a bit drier than expected, with quite strong liquorice, ending with a bold caramel and bitter almonds (and light phenol). Less than I expected, but thanks a lot to Jens (Ungstrup) for this bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2003
at 04:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange-amber head, very slight haze; creamy, amberish head, irregular, going down lacey. Nose of caramel, toffee... and mint. Hops as in noble. Outspoken bitter taste. Spicy and bitter hops. Bit of burnt caramel. Medium-bodied. Bitterness keeps hanging around, but finish yields again some sweeter malts, taste of sugared fruits. Nice. 's Got a bite, but a tad unrefined.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2003
at 06:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat. Stockholm, Sweden.
Amber coloured with flowery aroma. Light bodied, and rather sweet and a tad buttery. Mild with well rounded mouthfeel and low bitterness. Not bad, but doesn't live up to my high expectations of Woodforde's ales.
Amber coloured with flowery aroma. Light bodied, and rather sweet and a tad buttery. Mild with well rounded mouthfeel and low bitterness. Not bad, but doesn't live up to my high expectations of Woodforde's ales.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2003
at 03:46
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Mahogany colour. Interesting aroma with restrained fruitiness and hints of flowers and caramel. Some roastiness and a delicious fragile saoft maltiness. Low to medium bitterness. Excellently balalnced and very quenchable.
Mahogany colour. Interesting aroma with restrained fruitiness and hints of flowers and caramel. Some roastiness and a delicious fragile saoft maltiness. Low to medium bitterness. Excellently balalnced and very quenchable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2003
at 12:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled cask conditioned. Copper coloured. Highly roasty. Malty and fruity. Sweetish with hints of raisin and vanilla. Rather bitter finish. The roastiness dominates. Similar to an American red ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2002
at 03:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled cask conditioned. Chestnut brown. Murky, fruity aroma. Light bodied. Roasty flavour. Sparkling and light mouthfeel. Hint of toffee. Average bitterness in the finish. An unusually complex and flavourful beer for being only 3.5%. This brewery is something extra!
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2002
at 12:58