fonefan (84534) reviewed Conqueror from Windsor & Eton Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted - burnt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110325]
Dedollewaitor (22132) reviewed Guardsman from Windsor & Eton Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ J&C, Friday session, 2011. Thanks. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Nose is hoppy and fruity. Harmonic. Flavor is fruit , exotic mango and grape - very fresh. Mild and quite simple - yet very tasty!
Dedollewaitor (22132) reviewed Conqueror from Windsor & Eton Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ J&C, Friday session, 2011. Thanks. Pours dark amber brown with a small creamy off white head. Nose is toffee and hops. Citrus and phat caramel. Flavor is sweet toffee and vaguely burnt with some hops in the end.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Conqueror from Windsor & Eton Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Half pint, cask hand pulled at The Queens Head, St. Pancras. Deep, dark ruby body under a tiny layer. Inviting aroma of dark, bitter hops. Red orange, pineapple and grapefruit in a well blended taste character that also features cocoa powder and lighter notes of anise. Resin-like bitterness to the finish. Lovely, a bit heavy to drink, though (London, 19.03.2011).
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Conqueror from Windsor & Eton Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask (hand pump) at the Bree Louise, London. Very dark reddish brown colour, nearly black. Low creamy tan head. Nice aroma of fruity New World hops. Lovely hoppy flavour with fruity and piney notes, on a background of moderately roasted malts, with notes of chocolate and mild coffee.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 5th March 2011. Hazy amber with a thin film affording slight lacing. Lightly hoppy and quite clean both in aroma and liquid taste. Cheesy savoury note and rather enjoyable saline mouthfeel. Salt lingers in hoppy, grassy aftertaste. Loved it. Had two pints!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Bree Louise, Euston 10/02/2011. Golden with a slight white head. Cereal malt aroma with a hint of citrus fruit. Flavour was similar with a moderately bitter finish. Came off badly in comparison with the hoppy beers available around the corner in the Euston Tap, would probably create more of an impression in isolation.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Conqueror from Windsor & Eton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
50cl bottle from the Home Brew Shop, Aldershot. My first encounter with the Black IPA style - and one I think I’m going to like. Pitch black in appearance with a chestnut glow and a thin coating of tan head - looking very porterish; but the aroma is laiden with resinous hops, full of pine trees and pineapples; it’s rather thinly bodied but has richly roasted malts cut through by assertive Cascade hops giveing a grapefruit burst and then a long, dry resinous finish. Very, very, good - but I’d like the finish to last even longer.
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Guardsman from Windsor & Eton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at William Jolle Wetherspoons, Northwood Hills. A copper coloured pour with a small white head. Malty aroma. Tastes of dark fruit, caramel, thin. Rather bland run of the mill UK session ale.
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Conqueror from Windsor & Eton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The William Jolle, Northwood Hills, Wetherspoons. A dark brown, almost back coloured pour with a medium beige head. This was surprisingly fresh. Pleasant hoppy, roasty aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, malty, slightly bitter. My first beer from Windsor and Eton and I thoroughly enjoyed it.