Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Sainsburys in Pinner. A dark brown/ruby red coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Sweet, caramel aroma. Tastes of caramel, quite sweet, dark fruit, malty. Rich and warming and ideal for Christmas. There is a touch of the Rocheforts about this one. Surprisingly good. Must stock up on this, currently 3 bottles for a fiver.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2011
at 05:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is fruitcake spice and raisin. Taste is all fruitcake. Warming alcohol on the aftertaste. Good winter warmer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2011
at 15:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from the Sainsburys beer competition 2011. Wish I’d been at St Albans BF in 2004 when most of the ratings for this came from. What a great group of people were there. Clear deep russet colour with thick lasting mid beige head. Syrupy malty aroma. Touch of nuttiness and likeable malty fruit on aroma too. Mmmmm. Yes a full thick tasty English Strong Ale. Just like it should be. Now that is a beer. Yes it has a cake quality to it. Just the malts are just so wonderful. Yep, good beer. After a couple of not great things, and not being a huge fan of McMullens, this is stunning. Just perfect blend of malts. With a slight dry edge to the finish so the sweetness never gets out of control. Pretty special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2011
at 13:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
One-third pint, cask, Vane Bar, GBBF’11. Clear copper coloured body, headless. Smell of leafy hops. Citric flavours with notes of lemon, dusty dry hops as well, leading to a dry bitter end. A decent start to my third day at the festival (London, 04.08.2011).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2011
at 11:46
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Sainsburys Beer Challenge range, Sainsburys Kidlington, 2011 purchased & consumed 07.09.11 Pours dark brown with a very good clarity and a light beige rim of bubbles. Very malty beer, this is tasty the alcohol showing some warmth otherwise very well hidden. Soft in the mouth and smooth as it slips down, sweetness showing with a little chestnut honey type bitterness, great beer, loved it. A7 A5 T8 P4 Ov16 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2011
at 23:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Leighton’s Aug 11 tasting. It pours clear golden yellow, with a thin, foamy white head. The nose is bread, hay, straw and sweet tangerine. The taste is sweet tangerine, lemon, dough, white bread, hay and straw, with a light bitter finish. Light body and average carbonation. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2011
at 05:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, light to moderate yeasty, UK yeast - hops. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110804]
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2011
at 08:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at a tasting. Pours clear, shining gold with a small, white head. Rindy citrus nose, some straw or hay. Mild sweet flavor, lightly sweet, mild toast dough, bit of straw bitters. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Clean finish, alright balance, subtle caramel and dough. Easy drinker, crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2011
at 09:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Nags Head, London. RBESG 2011. Pours golden with a small creamy head. Grain, hay, butter and peach. Medium to thin body. Short end.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2011
at 06:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Nags Head, London. RBESG 2011. Pours clear amber with a small off white head. Bread, grain and vague citrus. Medium bodied. Short end.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2011
at 06:46