Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Comments dark red brown with creamy tan head. Tight bead. Good complex carmel malt slightly nutty taste.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2002
at 13:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper; light, fruity (passion fruit); firm, metallic, light earthiness, with a yeasty, yorkshire square finish.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2002
at 09:46
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Light amber; grassy, mossy aroma; slightly tinny, cracker-like maltiness; ~24 IBUs hiding underneath earthy overtones. Today''s B.S. quote of the week "tightly fused flavours".
Tried
on 22 Nov 2002
at 09:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Attractive bright amber; aroma of caramelly malts and the chalky yeastiness of Yorkshire squares. Similar profile with more caramel, tobacco, wood - almost a dusty attic character. It is this that, when skunked, turns into the astringent, ashy character I've had problems with in the past.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2002
at 10:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pale amber, large foamy head, good retention. Fruity aroma: pear oranges and banana. Strong fruity flavor with distinct herbal and floral hop flavors. Medium bitter finish. Excellent balance. A bit of an acidic harshness develops as it warms.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2002
at 07:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Light hazy yellow-gold, large creamy head. Great retention. Light herbal/floral aroma. Somewhat musty. Lightly fruit with pear and peach notes, and a tart finish. Minimal earthy bitterness.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2002
at 07:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Update 2002-2003 bottle sampled 11/4/02: Pure amber color with large off-white head that dissipates only a little too quickly. Aroma of orange and light fruit, plus herbal and grassy hops. Full warming malty palate with caramel and fruit up front and an earthy herbal bitter finish. Previous Rating: Warming. Rich and malty without an overbearing sweetness or alcoholic taste. A gamble though - I've had some that weren't fresh or were borderline skunky. But when its good, its damn good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2002
at 10:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A light amber beer with a small head. It has a good malt aroma. The flavor is a bit flat with a little sweetness and a good bitterness. It is not as hoppy as I like an IPA.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2002
at 12:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
A black beer with a beutiful head. It has an aroma of smoked malt. It has a very filling feel and a good taste of smoked malt. Definatly a beer I''ll have again.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2002
at 09:45
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
MWBF 2002: Light spicy hop aroma. Skunky fizzy and bland...................
Tried
on 13 Oct 2002
at 20:11