7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
05-05-06 Bottle picked up at Sainsburys. Itโs easy to see why this has picked up champion bottled beer of britain as it proclaims to have done twice on its label. A very good stout that as I can recall differs little from itโs cask brother wonderful woody flavour and nice roastiness, perhaps a bit on the dry side for me a maybe a bit thin but thats just my preferences, there is no denying from this is really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2006
at 01:09
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden. Copper colour with lasting off white head. Odd pond weed hop aroma. More like a bitter in th e mouth with nice enought finish, but still with this odd rubbery pond weed flavour. Slightly vegetal.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2006
at 01:06
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Tap, Abbotsford, Edinburgh. Clear yellow color, short head. Slightly hoppy aroma. Slightly bitter taste, very watery. Quite disappointing, especially looking at the reasonable percentile.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2006
at 11:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask Handpump at โThe Harpโ Covent Garden, London 16-03-06. I thought the Harveys Sussex was unbeatable today until I tried this. A wonderful dark red beer with little head to speak of. The sweetness and bitterness are very good kept getting a pleasant vanilla taste with each slurp โits difficult too sipโ. Extremely good beer. [i] [b] Cask at the Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxon, 15-06-08 in the company of Loz, Casey and Traci [/i] [/b] Dark brown light mahogany colour with a slight off white creamy head. Taste is fresh, even a little earthy, bit citrussy some pithiness comes through, hoppy on the end, tangy, marvellous.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2006
at 01:50
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Black color, the head disappears quickly. Aroma of roased malt, chocolate and vanilla. The body is a bit too thin, with a lot of roasted malt and some chocolate; too much bitter without being interesting.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2006
at 12:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Slightly hazy pilsener golden with a small, neatly creamy head. Vaguely citrusy and hoppy nose. Light-bodied and completely dominated by aroma hops - extremely fresh. Light bitter finish. 120206
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2006
at 21:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pale blond color. Grassy and earthy hop aroma, very strange; carnation (garofano) flowers. Medium malty taste, with a high bitterness, and some hop aroma too. Long final. Odd but quite good.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2006
at 11:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Golden colour, creamy nice white head, lacing. Strong hoppy nose. Flavour is hoppy and malty, with some wet-burnt-wood too. Some weak fruity hints also found. Long dryish hoppy aftertaste. Nice one for 4,1ABV
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2005
at 13:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby (JDW) Canterbury. Chestnut brown with lasting beige head. Some ginger nut biscuit flavour. Smooth in mouth , some ginger/spice/hop on the end. Quite well made and decent winter session bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2005
at 09:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 10/2006)
Golden, lively carbonation, good creamy white head, lace. Very nice strong American hops in the nose. Hoppy, smokey-ashy and medium-bodied. Nice malt and hop profile to beer with so low ABV. Only finish is a bit empty - long bitter aftertaste. (8/3/7/4/15 3.7)
Re-rated, Cask@JDW, Southampton
Clear golden color, small white head. Riped peach, grass and lemon in the aroma. Light-bodied. Grapefruity, pale malty flavor, a bit of unclean note. Meh. (6/3/5/3/11 2.8)
Golden, lively carbonation, good creamy white head, lace. Very nice strong American hops in the nose. Hoppy, smokey-ashy and medium-bodied. Nice malt and hop profile to beer with so low ABV. Only finish is a bit empty - long bitter aftertaste. (8/3/7/4/15 3.7)
Re-rated, Cask@JDW, Southampton
Clear golden color, small white head. Riped peach, grass and lemon in the aroma. Light-bodied. Grapefruity, pale malty flavor, a bit of unclean note. Meh. (6/3/5/3/11 2.8)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2005
at 11:11