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
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Reddish amber with a creamy head. No head, almost no carbonation and highly drinkable. Qiuite light-bodied - I actually thought the alcohol was lower than what it really is. Malty with a vague, burned note. Some spices and only a weak bitterness. Nice. 020401
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2005
at 10:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pitch blaque and opaque, pretty much no head - no carbonation either. Dark, malty flavours from the hard roasted malts. Quite a delicate hoppy edge adding a decent bitterness. Unusual. 091200
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2005
at 11:08
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Not convinced this was exactly how it is supposed to be. Copper colour with thin lasting beige head and good lacing. Tangerine citrus throughout, touch of caramel. Finish is quite short with more citrus. Re-rate, next day at Folkestone Wetherspoons. Red berry aroma, quite full in mouth good syrupy fruitiness in mouth. Dry finish. Better than day before
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2005
at 16:01