6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle (thanks to Ian) at Chriso’s Easter tasting 2012. It pours hazy golden yellow, with a thin white head. The nose is citrus, candied peel, spice, peach, nectarine and melon. The taste is hay, spice, citrus pith, underlying sweetness, pear and melon, with a dry, spicy finish. Medium body and low-moderate carbonation. Decent enough, but really my sort of thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2012
at 05:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at chrisOs... deep brown ... thin tan head lacing ... sweet deep toffee malts ...chewy toffee nose .. dark vine fruits ... oaky deep sweet fruit roast .. dark malts ... hint of chocolate ... nice soft mellow roast ... very juicy toffeee ... very nice soft
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2012
at 12:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Egham United Services Club Easter Beer Festival 2012. A golden/amber coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Hoppy, Belgian aroma. Tastes hoppy, fruity, yeasty, slightly bitter. An interesting brew from Canterbury.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2012
at 04:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at egham ... amber ... thin white lacing... soft sweet malts ... juicy fruit ... soft sweet suger nose ... sweet malts ... juicy fruits ... toffee fruits ... nice ... not too suger for a bock
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2012
at 08:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at egham ... golden amber ... soft zezty ... light yeast .... nice fruit ... jicy malts ... big oily body ... yeasty juicy fruit ... quite nice ...
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2012
at 07:12
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
cask at egham ... murky brown ... sweet toffee roast ... juicy malts ... touch of sourness ... dark caramels ... georgous fruits ... quite heavy and oily ... silky ... mcgowans toffee ... sweet malts ... juicy
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2012
at 06:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Ian Harrisoni, cheers my friend! Consumed in New Frank (Camper) Abbots Shingles campsite, Farnham, Saturday 10th March 2012 Dark brown appearance, with a lovely hint of balsamic vinegar on the nose, smells lovely, Loz also gets beef stock. Warmth from the alcohol, the whisky certainly showing, some wet wood, good bittersweet and nice tanginess in mouth, some dark sticky fruits also in here. Nice beer, thanks once again Ian! A8 A3 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2012
at 00:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
500ml bottle from the brewpub. Now. I did like the non barrel aged version a lot. Then i had this on draught at the pub and it blew my mind. So how has it transferred to a bottle? Very deep ruby colour with lasting beige head. Cask version was a touch dryer than this. But this is sensational. Fruit all over this thing. Not quite sure how to describe this really. Fruity syrupy malty aroma. I do love the biscuity finish. It’s just so damn drinkable. Light agile yet complex without being all over the place. Well balanced. Vinous on aroma. Reminds me a bit of Goachers Old and there isn’t much higher praise. Malty fruity scotch ale? Barrel ageing has given it a touch more of everything without making everything taste of wood or whisky. Yes, you see, this is how you do barrel ageing. Tastefully and with balance and by enhancing the original beer. Strawberry jam fruit as it warms up. Lovely. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2012
at 13:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
At Foundry brewpub in Canterbury. Very hazy copper light brown, lasting beige head. Belgian estery aroma mixed with intense citrusy hops. Lovely orange tangerine fruit. Wow this is really lovely. Sometimes these cross over beers dont quite work but this is really good. Interesting Belgian estery yeast with the kind of tangerine led hop fruit you get from the best of the Kernel beers. Stunningly good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2012
at 12:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Foundry Canterbury. Hazy mid brown colour with lasting off white head. Has bocky elements to it. Malts are solid. Alcohol is well hidden. Toffee bocky aroma is under stated but still very good. Its good. I mean really easy drinking slightly malty slightly dry slightly toffee bock.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2012
at 11:20