5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cloudy dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is woody with chocolate and a hint of smoke. Dry, roasted malt chocolate flavour, slightly sour and again with that wood note.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2009
at 14:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Copper with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit and leather. Dry, brett-y grapefruit flavour
Tried
on 26 Jul 2009
at 14:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy with a disappearing white head. Aroma o0f citrus hops. Dry and hoppy flavour.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2009
at 14:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG 08. Hazy orange with a lasting white head. Aroma is perfumed floral with some hay. Fruity sweet flavour with a drying, grapefruit hoppy finish.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2009
at 12:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Crisp golden coloured body with orange highlights, a thick tan head and zillions of small bubbles rising from the bottom - this one looks brilliant. Perhaps, that’s why when I cracked the cap, the bottle exploded - but only for a second. Aroma of floral hops, apricots, a light sweetness and a touch of alcohol - nice! Medium-bodied; Effervescent feel up front with floral and slightly grassy hops coming through with a very mild taste only having some malt and limited complexity. Aftertaste is mild, effervescent and only showing a small amount of hops - too bad. Overall, the look and smell of this one are great, but everything else leaves a lot to be desired. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased at the Utobeer Market Stall in Borough, London, England on 29-November-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 04-April-2009.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2009
at 01:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep golden orange coloured body with a light amber tint and a thinnish white head. Aroma of bitter english hops, malt, caramel and a twinge of pit fruits. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong assertive hops up front with a nice sweetness, a touch of malt bitterness all with a good hoppy finish. Refreshing! Overall, a good beer, definitely worth trying, especially if you can find it on cask. I sampled this pint on cask at The Rake in London, England on 10-March-2008.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2009
at 13:57
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008. Pours a slighlty hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a malty fruity yeasty aroma with some tart hints. Sweetish malty fruity caramel flavor with some sour yeasty hints. Has a sweetish malty slightly sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2009
at 07:20
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
500ml bottle from Tesco’s, Towcester. Hazy straw with a fast fading white head; slightly offputting citrus and estery aroma; caramel sweetness, and a prickly dry finish. A very underwhelming beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2009
at 14:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BCA. Amber coloured with a decent, off-white head. Aroma of chocolate malts, red fruit and orange hops. Flavour was sweet, with some chewy malts, more chocolate, spice and red fruit, before a short bitter finish. Good.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2008
at 04:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BCA. Opaque, near black in colour with a momentary tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, prunes and roasted malt. Flavour had plenty of chocolate, more roastiness and a hint of salty sourness in the finish. Unusual.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2008
at 04:46