7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask@GBBF2011. Deep coppery brown colour, small head. Aroma is liquorice, some fudge, mild plum, raisins, leathery notes as well as some slight notes of alcohol. Flavour is raisins, plum, mild toasted notes as well as some nuttyness and slight leathery notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2011
at 00:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours deep brown, with no head. The nose is Dundee fruit cake, sweet malt, brown bread, ginger cake, spice, pear and sweet red apple. The taste is toffee-apple, syrupy caramel, brown sugar, treacle, melon pear and cinnamon, with a sweet finish. Full body, low carbonation and well-hidden alcohol. A decent, sweet "Scotch Ale".
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 11:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF, 2011. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Licorice toffee and caramel aroma. Nice sweet nose. Licorice, caramel, toffee apple and burnt sugar flavours. Quite meaty. Sweet-malty finish. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2011
at 12:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is spiced and herbal. Annis seed. Sweet, dark malty and slight yeasty to phenolic. Dry malty and annis seed finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2011
at 09:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Growler from the brewpub, enjoyed 6/14/11. Pours a hazy dark brownish red color with a thin tan head that fades fairly quickly to nothing. Aroma of toffee, vanilla, wood, maple, some apple-like fruits and a very faint hoppiness. The taste is toffee, aples, wood, vanilla, whisky and a bit of a cheesy finish. Medium-full bodied. A little bit of heat. Tasty beer.
Tried
from Growler
on 07 Aug 2011
at 00:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on draft at the brewpub on 6/10/11. Pours a clear dark amber color with a large offwhite head. Decent head retention and lacing. Big citrus hop aroma with toffee, tea and earthy notes. The taste is citrus hops, toffee and berries. Linger bitterness. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2011
at 00:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Served on draft at the brewpub on 6/10/11. Pours a clear amber color with a thin creamy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of toasted malts with caramel and a hoppy finish. The taste is toasted malts, apple and a hoppy finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2011
at 00:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on draft at the brewpub on 6/10/11. Pours a hazy orange color with a thin creamy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Lots of citrus, bread and spice notes with a bit of apple. The taste is bread with lots of citrus, faint spice and a faint hoppy finish. Medium-full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2011
at 00:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Served on draft at the brewpub on 5/7/11. 500th Virginia rating! Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of brown sugar, toffee, citrus, dates and raisins. The taste is brown sugar, raisins, plums, citrus, toffee and a bit of a burnt note. Full bodied. Well balanced Some lingering bitterness. Damn good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2011
at 22:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Served on cask at the brewpub on 5/7/11. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized creamy white head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral, leafy and earthy hop notes. The taste is bitter floral and leafy hops with some toasted malts. Medium bodied. Lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2011
at 22:46