7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle conditioned
Medium excellent creamy white head. Hazy toffee&orange brown. Light aroma: a hint of smoke and sweetness plus kind of weird dankness. Typical ale/bitter flavor.Smooth mouthfeel, hops are very present. Long bitter finish. Very good palate. (5/3/7/5/15 3.5)
Re-rate, bottle-conditioned, 10.6.04 (BB 01/2005)
Hazy orange with big off-white head, lace. Grassy hop and yeast aroma. Bitter, hop, malt and citrus flavors. Round, excellent crisp palate. Long bitter and sour aftertaste. This is more like Belgian ale (malt character)! (6/3/7/5/15 3.6)
2nd re-rate, bottle conditioned, 4.8.04 (BB 01/2005)
Good rocky off-white head. Aroma is yeasty, hoppy, malty and fruity. Bitter hoppy and citrus flavors. Excellent brew, I like this more everytime. (7/4/8/4/16 3.9)
Medium excellent creamy white head. Hazy toffee&orange brown. Light aroma: a hint of smoke and sweetness plus kind of weird dankness. Typical ale/bitter flavor.Smooth mouthfeel, hops are very present. Long bitter finish. Very good palate. (5/3/7/5/15 3.5)
Re-rate, bottle-conditioned, 10.6.04 (BB 01/2005)
Hazy orange with big off-white head, lace. Grassy hop and yeast aroma. Bitter, hop, malt and citrus flavors. Round, excellent crisp palate. Long bitter and sour aftertaste. This is more like Belgian ale (malt character)! (6/3/7/5/15 3.6)
2nd re-rate, bottle conditioned, 4.8.04 (BB 01/2005)
Good rocky off-white head. Aroma is yeasty, hoppy, malty and fruity. Bitter hoppy and citrus flavors. Excellent brew, I like this more everytime. (7/4/8/4/16 3.9)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2004
at 12:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy amber and frothy beer with a relatively plainly hopped aroma, and slightly fruity bitter flavour. Overall a fairly good refreshing beer.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2004
at 16:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Golden colour. Orangey arom. Sweet with bold, clumsy malt character. Mandarines are predominant. Salty finish.
Golden colour. Orangey arom. Sweet with bold, clumsy malt character. Mandarines are predominant. Salty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2004
at 15:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask conditioned, 2005-10-16, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Nice hoppy aroma, grassy. Copper color, reasonable malts, strong bitterness, aromatic, long. Good.
Bottle, 2003-12-03, 6-4-6-4-13=33
Hazy blond color, big head, very nice lace. Original aroma, sweet citrus fruits, white sugar. Quite harsh in the beginning, a dry mouthfeel given by a thin malt and a rather long hop infusion. Drinkable, but I donโt know how it got the Gold Medal at GBBF 1998.
Nice hoppy aroma, grassy. Copper color, reasonable malts, strong bitterness, aromatic, long. Good.
Bottle, 2003-12-03, 6-4-6-4-13=33
Hazy blond color, big head, very nice lace. Original aroma, sweet citrus fruits, white sugar. Quite harsh in the beginning, a dry mouthfeel given by a thin malt and a rather long hop infusion. Drinkable, but I donโt know how it got the Gold Medal at GBBF 1998.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2003
at 07:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cloudy brown-amber color. Malt and fruits in the aroma, candies. Quite robust body, with a good maltiness, light roasted note, stronger caramel at the end, and a quite long bitterness. Regular Bitter, very similar to a bitter Dubbel.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2003
at 07:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A dark ruby red beer with a small brown head. The aroma is very light of chocolate. The flavor is of roasted malts and chocolate which in the middle is taken over by notes of coffee combined with some sourness. It ends on a rather dry note both from hops and malts.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2003
at 07:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
[Cask at Stockholm Beer Festival 2003] The aroma is sweet oranges combined with hops - very fresh. The color is a clear orange and it has a bubbly head. The flavor is sweet and hoppy with notes of oranges. It has a hoppy, bitter, and dry end. A lovely bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2003
at 16:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at Stockholm Beer Festival 2003] The aroma is very hoppy with grassy notes. The color is a hazy orange and it has a beutiful foamy head. The flavor is nicely bitter with fresh grassy and oily notes - on a background of soft sweetness. A great fresh beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2003
at 15:45
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Deep golden. Fruity, soapy, appley arom. Bold and clean, sweet and rounded. Sticky, stale, intensely ashy finish. Completely without finesse and charm.
Deep golden. Fruity, soapy, appley arom. Bold and clean, sweet and rounded. Sticky, stale, intensely ashy finish. Completely without finesse and charm.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2003
at 01:41
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
A confusing beer. The name indicates an IPA, but the description of the beer clearly says it is a bitter, and it could easily pass for a mild. Copper colour. Vague caramel aroma. Light bodied, lightly flowery. Bold, yet empty mouthfeel. Low bitterness in a finish with some caramel.
A confusing beer. The name indicates an IPA, but the description of the beer clearly says it is a bitter, and it could easily pass for a mild. Copper colour. Vague caramel aroma. Light bodied, lightly flowery. Bold, yet empty mouthfeel. Low bitterness in a finish with some caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2003
at 12:09