Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
As lagers go, this is one of the best - great cookie-like maltiness.........
Tried
on 27 May 2001
at 11:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flavourful, earthy, great balance. Can be skunky due to the clear bottle, but if not, it's good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2001
at 11:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bronze colour; whiskeyish nose; some light lowland malt flavour; touch of acidity as well; light chewiness of malt and a hard body. Seems a little confused.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2001
at 12:17
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
This is a very good classic English Pale, and I don't see the comparisons to Sierra Nevada. It has a full malt flavor, with medium bitterness, and subtle finishing hop flavors.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2000
at 17:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very fruity, hints of wood in the finish. Refreshing, with a subtlely complex malt character. Supremely sessionable. The wood adds an extra dimension - some tannins in particular - that elevates this beer.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2000
at 20:01
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Very dark brown, thin light tan head; aroma like the finest Belgian chocolate mixed with Atholl Brose. I want to fall into the glass. Silky body, fruity notes of cherry, redcurrant add an interesting layer to the silky malts and chocolate overtones. Sweet, luscious finish. One of those beers that leaves you at a loss for words. The classic oatmeal stout - depth without compromising stylistic adherence.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2000
at 19:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Initially rated in 2000, updated 2007 but can’t really understand what the update was, original 2000 rate below: This was my favorite beer before discovering Shakespeare Stout. Nice and heavy, full flavor. Somewhat sweet but not overbearing. 2015 rate: Nearly opaque, pours with a full head that fades fast. Nose is clean with chocolate, mild roast, light nuttiness. Medium palate but a strong carbonic bite leads to a roasty mildly acrid finish that shows alcohol, oily texture. A little sweetness manages to come up, with chocolate and hazelnuts, but mostly its pretty dry. Too carbonic and dry despite having a nice constructions of choc/roast/nut elements.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2000
at 17:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Re-rating, I don’t think this beer holds up to memory, recent samples are not impressive: Pungent, somewhat husky, figgy and raisiny, and quite dry. Medium levels of roast. Astringent huskiness almost tongue puckering.
Tried
on 04 May 2000
at 20:38