7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml brown bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. "Hand brewed" by RCH Brewery, but bottle conditioned by Branded Drinks. ABV is 6.0%. Contains coriander seed oil. Deep amber colour, just a slight haziness, low head. Enticing and very special aroma - coriander, cloves and ginger, rum-drenched raisins, fortified sweet wines and herbal shampoo. Flavour is very spicy - one of the spiciest beers I’ve had so far, initially sweet and vinous, but with a ferocious attack of coriander, dry ginger and bittering hops in the finish. Dry aftertaste. I’d say they could with advantage have gone a little easier on the spices here, and we’d have a softer and more drinkable beer. The ale "base" seems decent enough. As it is, this is an INTERESTING beer, to say the least. Not for people who hate coriander and ginger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2006
at 13:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a very hazy brown with a average white head. Aroma is nice. Lots of stong spice with a nice dose of hops. Flavor is also pretty decent. Very tart and citrus with some nutmeg and clove. A super spice ale and one to look for.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2006
at 18:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Something like deep yellowish golden colour, small creamy white head. Aroma is grassyness and hops with some fruity hints. Flavour is slightly bitter, with grass and fruity hops in it. Quite standard casked ale, and not too exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2006
at 02:01
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
On cask. Sampled with Finn at The Glasshouse in Norwich. Golden brown with nice clarity and a low level of white head. Aroma is only present with hints of grain and grass. Bitter fruit in a shallow taste. Dry finish (26.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2006
at 01:42
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at The Glasshouse (JDW) Norwich 26 Sep 2006. Dark golden coloured. A small lasting soapy head. No identity. Caramellish finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2006
at 16:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Colour is dark brown with ruby hints, small off-white head. Nose is roasted with notes of berries (blackberries, cherries), chocolate, black coffee and notes of citrussy hops. Taste is roasted with chocolate, coffee, liquorice, blackcurrant and crowberries. Some citrussy hops in the finish. Fairly dry, medium body, actually leaning slightly towards the thin side. Very nice and tasty porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2006
at 14:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the New Inn, Gloucester, 02-09-06. Amber coloured, with some fruitiness though not in the same league on that front as the Battledown Brigand tried in the same pub. Quite bitter and whilst perfectly fine no great shakes.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2006
at 16:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask, Wenlock Arms, London, 22 July) Copper colour with little head. Nose is fruity and hoppy with lots of citrus (grapefruit, mandarin). Same goes for the taste: fruity and hoppy with lots of grapefruit and some dust towards the finish. Good underlying malty backbone. Long hoppy finish. Nice one!
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2006
at 15:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Market Porter, Borough. Pale copper colour with lasting beige head. Strong piney hop aroma. Maybe US in style. Nice juicy malt in mouth and then heavy resiny hop finish. Grapefruit and sticky sweet hop on end. Nice though. Would have had another if it wasn’t for those other 11 pesky handpulls
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2006
at 07:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned at Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford 15-07-06 Standard mid brown colour beer that sadly didn’t have an awful lot to rave about. Not as hoppy as I was hoping and lacking any oomph... in fact lacking a little in all departments but overall It pulled through a bit better and would make a reasonable if unexciting session bitter. A5 A4 F5 P3 Ov12 2.9 Had this again at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, 17-08-09 Pours amber with a thin white head. The aroma is a touch malty and with some lingering caramel. tangy and fruity beer with a reasonable bitterness and bite considering the low abv. Its fine and a good little session ale and better than when I had last time so an upward moving re-rate. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2006
at 02:49