Subsidiaries
10/10
Oh my! Lovely aged barley wine. Tonnes of dark dried fruits. Dates, plums, figs and raisins. Prominent sherry alcohol. Orange chocolate.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2016
at 20:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, light port (could be the power of suggestion). Taste is fruity, some roast coffee. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2016
at 11:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Vintage 2007. Hazy red/brown colour, no foam. Vinous, port, plums, brown sugar. Some oxidation. Sweet and weak. Hard to beleive this is 11.7%. Good but I think the best of this beer is already gone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 09:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Monk’s Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a medium off-white head and a prickly fizz. Rather slimy caramel with some dead leaves, a little apricot and a hint of spice. Another crap Christmas beer with little Christmassy about it, although I can’t fault Wetherspoons for the conditioning which was once again excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2015
at 16:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From an 8.5 oz bottle shared at home. Vintage 2008. Pours a clear amber with a feint off white head. Aroma of caramel and butterscotch. Flavors of toffee and coffee. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2015
at 19:06
9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle, vintage 2005 (shared by fatphil, thanks). Aroma is sweet, spices, home made black bread, malt, dark chocolate. Flavor is sweet, home made bread, malt, caramel, some spices. No sign of alcohol. Overall: great brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2015
at 17:29
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Fra cask på William Wilberforce Hull 25 Nov 15. Mørk gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Svak karamellaroma. Smaken søt karamell. Uvariert.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2015
at 06:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Crosse Keys JDW, City, London (30/11/2015) - copper brown coloured pour with off-white head. Toasty malty aroma and taste, some notes of dark dried fruit, caramel malts, ok winter beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2015
at 05:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Metro Wines, Leicester. 2010 Vintage. Deep Ruby brown colour with no head. Sweet spicy cake aroma and a slightly sweet taste. Body has warming alcohol. But not suprusing with the high alcohol content.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2015
at 13:57
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
250ml bottle (v2005) courtesy of skullgeorge at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Copper brown color with no head. Malty aroma, caramel, chocolate, fruity, dark dried fruits, wood, alcohol - brandy - sherry. Sweet taste like aroma but better. Medium to full oily to sticky body with flat carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 03:58