7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Kookfest 06. Dark brown, lasting beige head. Really is quite hoppy. US style hops. Malts need more structure and then good hops on end. Smells good, but palate lets it down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2006
at 11:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle seems badly capsuled on opening! Nearly no carbonation in fully funky amber-brown beer with mossgreen shine. Slightly infected nose, vaguely nutty and definitely dry dark chocolate or chocolate powder. More chocolate in the taste, dry & quite woody, with ever so slight sourish touch. A taste of - sic! - London tap water and stale hops. There is some CO², all the same, dryness being relieved by some tingling sensation, light body. Better than expected. But why a Christmas cheers with only 4%? Hard times! Txs all the same, Mat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2006
at 14:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at Maidstone BF. Copper colour quite citrusy and hoppy. Bit of lemonsherbert on the palate leading to a citrus hoppy finish, not bad
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2005
at 05:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at GBBF 2004] A dark amber beer with no head. The aroma contains loads of ginger, while the flavor is sweet and dominated by ginger, leading to a dry hoppy end.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2005
at 19:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A hazy orange beer with a fine huge white head. The aroma is hoppy and the flavor is dry hoppy. Thank Speisy for sharing - even though the company made the notes sloppy.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2005
at 17:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
The aroma is lovely hoppy intertwined with notes of grass. The color is a hazy orange topped with a small beige head. The aroma is lovely sweet and very hoppy. Thanks Spiesy for sharing this very hoppy English beer.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2005
at 17:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy dark brown. Ashy, roasty nose. Dery with clean rounded, filling mouthfeel. Uncomplicated but flavourful, beautifully balanced. Low-medium bitterness. Must be lovely on cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2004
at 05:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle conditioned, 500 ml. Bought at Memorable Cheeses, Ipswich. A delightful little shop! All beers they stock are local and bottle conditioned. This beer pours with a low head and hazy amber (nearly orange) colour. Moderate but pleasant aroma of caramel / toffee, hops and yeast (I poured it all in). Flavour is slightly yeasty, rounded and well balanced with a moderate but delicious hoppiness that lasts through the aftertaste. Who said the English can’t bottle condition beers?
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2004
at 14:24