6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein dunkel goldenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig fruchtig, süß, Honig. Geschmack sehr malzig würzig, Honig, reife Früchte, würzig scharf.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2014
at 09:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Haymarket. I remember not being too impressed by the bottle I had in my pre-rating days. Much better on cask. Clear amber pour, thick white head. Taste is fruity sweet. There’s a subtle whisky note at the back end. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2014
at 10:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Haymarket, as The Solution, but seems to be the same beer from the description. Pours brown with a nice off-white head. Aromas are dark fruit and chocolate. Got more chocolate on the taste. Big, rich mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2014
at 10:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Dark amber in colour, next to no head. The toffee is evident in both aroma and taste but it’s on the skunky side. There’s a small sweetness in the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2014
at 14:12
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bright amber. Aroma is very sweet and bubblegummy. Palate is a bit more balanced, but still quite a bit sweeter than I would like. Braggot benefits from letting the honey ferment out all the way, leaving a stronger but better-balanced beer.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2014
at 14:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ The Rake. I really need to take more notes when I go out to these places. All I can remember is this tasted great, the rye really taking a back seat to those hops and a good bracing bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2014
at 02:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home, bought some time ago at Tesco’s. Pours a slightly hazy orange-amber. Quite flat with minimal carb/head. Smells of pilsner malt (?) and faint grassy/grape hop. Taste starts bittersweet with a surprisingly bitter finish. Verdict: like others have said this is not an IPA, but neither is it a standard UK bitter dressing itself up as an IPA. I find it almost reminiscent of an aromatically hopped Vienna Red. Intriguing, and I appreciate Brains pushing the boat out (and what a great name!) but this isn’t for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2014
at 10:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Rake. It pours deep ruby-brown with a medium light tan head. The nose is toasty, roasted malt, weak coffee and mild acidity. The taste is crisp, lightly tart, roast, somewhat watery, some acidity, ash, coffee, burnt notes, cocoa and resin with a dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Alright, but just not that exciting. Lacks a bit of depth. OK.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2014
at 07:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bacon pork crackling - Kim’s pork crackling chips. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, bacon pork crackling - Kim’s pork crackling chips. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130813]
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2014
at 07:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, wheat, apricot, fruity, yeast, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet fruit, riped fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130813]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2014
at 10:52