7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Cherry malt aroma. Amber with a moderate head. Slight black cherry and malt flavor. Moderate hops and carbonation. Liked the fruitiness of this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 18:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Sweet malty fruity aroma. Sweet malty fruity and slightly vinous hoppy flavor. Sweet malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 15:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 14/6/07. Golden coloured with a negligible head. Caramel aroma followed by a fruity malt flavour and dry finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2007
at 15:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Big shiny white head. Yellow hazy body with lots of carbonation and yeast particles (didn’t pour entire bottle). Light malty tea aroma. Bitter malty taste with yeasty tea notes. Bitter lightly metallic aftertaste with grassy notes. Nice, but not terribly exciting. (0.5l bottle.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 11:58
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours a dakr brown, nearly black colour with a very nice aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Instant bitterness on the tounge is matched by a sweetness and a definite burnt flavour. Coffee beans stay on the palate for quite some time. Really good porter. Plus the Old Slug himself is surely the greatest beer character ever conceived!
Tried
on 06 Jun 2007
at 20:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 2007. Copper, lasting bubbly off white head. Decent standard bitter. Fairly fruity malt aroma. Tasty, good hop finish. Excellent standard bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2007
at 12:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
CBF07 sample from bottle. Pours amber clear. Aroma is hoppy and slight malty, dry. Flavour is dry hops with a soft but dry maltbase. Finish is dry bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2007
at 17:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
CBF07 sample from bottle. Pours golden orange. Aroma is perfumed aroma hops. Flavour is perfumed, slight malty. Rather dry finish. Not good. 4-3-5-3-9=2.4
50 cL bottle (Wessex Craft Ale Mary). Pours slight hazy orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is spiced, ginger, cloves and coriander. Slight acidic aroma. Flavour is floral towards a sweet caramel flavour. A slight spiced note can be sensed with a mild sweet note. Ends with slight herbal and hoppy dryness. Has a slight soapy note. Nice.6-3-6-3-12=3
50 cL bottle (Wessex Craft Ale Mary). Pours slight hazy orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is spiced, ginger, cloves and coriander. Slight acidic aroma. Flavour is floral towards a sweet caramel flavour. A slight spiced note can be sensed with a mild sweet note. Ends with slight herbal and hoppy dryness. Has a slight soapy note. Nice.6-3-6-3-12=3
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2007
at 17:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol. A very good session bitter. Amber coloured with a decent white head. Aroma of red fruits and elderflowers. Flavours of fruity malt with a hoppy dry finish. Very moreish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2007
at 13:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Multiple cask half-pints/pints at NERAX on 5/4 and 5/5/07
What a beer! This was definitely high on the list of most samples I had of a beer at the fest.
Great appearance. Perfectly bright, with a rich, white head that leaves good lace and sits atop a dark bronze body.
Lovely, clear, fresh, highly aromatic hoppy nose is not the typical tangerine, nectarine, lemon, but rather a much more deep, green, lush hoppiness with light resins and some sweet grapefruit. Very fragrant, with lightly sweet caramel malts in the background and just a wonderful balance overall. A slight touch of earthy, mineral-laden yeast is enjoyable as well. Absolutely flawless, with no alcohol noted.
As hoppy as the nose is, the malt is foremost present in the flavor. Dry, not overly so, but with a creamy, soft texture that belies the good attenuation. Hops are not as overly flavorful as the aroma is aromatic, but still provide plenty of leafy, brisk flavors (resin, grapefuit) and lots of bitterness on the end. Similar to the Fullers beers, the malt had a very polished, almost woody flavor to it, with very light biscuit notes. Some esters on the end as well. Perfectly engaging, tight carbonation leading to a very drinkable texture. Flawless.
What a beer! This was definitely high on the list of most samples I had of a beer at the fest.
Great appearance. Perfectly bright, with a rich, white head that leaves good lace and sits atop a dark bronze body.
Lovely, clear, fresh, highly aromatic hoppy nose is not the typical tangerine, nectarine, lemon, but rather a much more deep, green, lush hoppiness with light resins and some sweet grapefruit. Very fragrant, with lightly sweet caramel malts in the background and just a wonderful balance overall. A slight touch of earthy, mineral-laden yeast is enjoyable as well. Absolutely flawless, with no alcohol noted.
As hoppy as the nose is, the malt is foremost present in the flavor. Dry, not overly so, but with a creamy, soft texture that belies the good attenuation. Hops are not as overly flavorful as the aroma is aromatic, but still provide plenty of leafy, brisk flavors (resin, grapefuit) and lots of bitterness on the end. Similar to the Fullers beers, the malt had a very polished, almost woody flavor to it, with very light biscuit notes. Some esters on the end as well. Perfectly engaging, tight carbonation leading to a very drinkable texture. Flawless.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2007
at 15:29