6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Subdued aroma of hay and clove. Cloudy golden pour with a very thick head. Banana and lemon taste. Very weak clove finish. Nicely done, but unremarkable.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2007
at 10:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Nice big tan head with excellent duration. Color is almost black and there is a ruby hue. Aroma is powerfull with lots of malt. Taste is sweet and malty with notes of caramel and coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2007
at 12:20
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Chris_O was good enough to carry this all of the across the Atlantic and I appreciate that very much. This was a very good, full bodied bock, but barely a double at a mere 6.9 abv. It pours a bit thicker than most of the style. Very dark brown, looks as good as a bock can look, I have never seen a red tint on a bock before. Great full palate on this beer. There is lots of roasted malt, some light smoke, and caramel. The full palate and excellent flavor put this in the class as Celebrator.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2007
at 17:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
[i] Bottle picked up from the Dodgy Deli’ Cowley Road Oxford, consumed outside my tent at Towersey Festival [/i] Poured Reddy brown with impressive beige bubbly head which quickly dissappeared. Nice aroma, some yeast but also very definate raosted overtones there and good bitter chocolate. Taste was sweet and malty but very good and with nice soft mouthfeel, bit nutty, even smokey but jolly decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2007
at 23:37
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Re-rate, had this again 30th September 2020 cooking Aubergine, Tomato, and Mozzarella Bake listening to Marc Riley on 6Music. Pours dark brown with a tan head. It's easy to forget just how good this is, ridiculously smooth, easy drinking indulgence that would shame a lot of Imperial Stouts at ten to twenty times the price of this. Cocoa, smooth chocolate, no hint of booze, this is a joy to savour. [Bottle from Beers of Europe August 9th 2007. Poured brown with a lovely ruby hue and a small beige head. Aroma was off soft burnt molasses. Soft carbonation and a gently warming taste that was deliciously soft brown molasses again with a delicious toffeeiness and great maltiness also flooding through
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2007
at 01:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark brown with a moderate beige head. Plenty of carbonation. Aroma of sweet malt, marzipan and yeast. Flavour was of ripe bananas, cloves and dates. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2007
at 04:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy golden colour with a billowing white head and plenty of carbonation. Aromas of tart fruit, coriander, cinnamon and citrus. Smooth mouth feel with a spritzy edge. Flavours of banana, lemon and yeast. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2007
at 04:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pour is a dark black with a tan head. Aroma is nice with a ton of sweet malt and molasses. Flavor is also on the plus side with lots of toffee and nuts. Then finishes with a very nice mellow raisin flavor. If there was such a thing as raisin juice i would compare it to this. A very tasty dopple and one to seak out.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2007
at 19:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is a bright golden with a large white head. Aroma is sweet malts with some light floral hops. Flavor is crisp and clean with some tosted malts and a decent helping of pils hops. A decent pils to have on a warm day.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2007
at 19:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Reddish-brown with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of dark fruit and caramel. Flavour was sweet with a dry finish. Very easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2007
at 14:59