6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Burton Winter Beer Festival 2006. Amber beer with a malty and winey aroma, and a rich, sweet and dry flavour. Overall a plain strong ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2006
at 05:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Very dark brown colour, disappearing beige head. Aroma of chocolate. Fine in mouth if a little grainy with more choc and some faint fruit flavours. Expected it to be a little more robust. Finish is not exactly sour, but watery really. It’s ok if not entirely stunning.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2006
at 17:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Almost black beer with a gentle head. The aroma is dry, slightly roasted and smoked and the flavour is very dry, roasted and bitter with a very long dry finish. Overall a fairly plain beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2006
at 20:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Deep copper colour with bubbly lasting head. Really good English hop/malt nose. Excellent supping best bitter. Slightly full in mouth with drying hop on end. Some toffee, clean, drinkable, slightly tart. Best bitter as it should be. Just a tad too wet in the mouth
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2006
at 02:34
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Completely pitch black and opaque beer with a creamy, light brown head. Marked aroma of burned malt. Flavour full of the same burned malt - almost coffeeish. Too burned for my palate. I really don’r detect the added brambleberries - only dryness and a pronounced bitter finish from the malts. 011005
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2005
at 07:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned
Copper-golden brown, decent foamy white head. Fruity (honey, trefoil) aroma. Sweetish medium-bodied palate. In the finish good burst of hops. Refreshing hoppy session beer, maybe a bit empty malt-wise.
Copper-golden brown, decent foamy white head. Fruity (honey, trefoil) aroma. Sweetish medium-bodied palate. In the finish good burst of hops. Refreshing hoppy session beer, maybe a bit empty malt-wise.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2005
at 02:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Cloudy dark brown with the head being almost absent. Lovely malty nose, but not really burned - roasted at the most. Not much body either. Pronounced bitterness in the finish. 090905
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2005
at 12:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity cask at Ashfor d Rugby Club. Golden colour thin white head. Bit of hay on nose some green apple acids, then some toffee, caramel leading to caramel smooth finish. Nose is not too attractive but otherwise this is ok
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2005
at 13:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask Maidstone BF. Very dark ruby. Tan bubbly head, not overly fruity nose bit tarry, but ok in mouth. Nice understated fruit with drying finish. Some coffee, damsons kick in later on. Touch of vanilla not overly sweet
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2005
at 14:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Mid brown bitter, quite astringent, slightly appley, hoppy and acidic. Hoppy dry finish
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2005
at 11:18