Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Cleveland Arms, London. Pours clear, rich gold with a fine, frothy head. A bit of lightly tangy citrus fruit on the nose with hints of straw. Light to medium sweet flavor with some tangerine, lemon, pale malts, mild white sugar, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly sweet to finish with faintly toasted hay and pale malts, some tangy citrus, subtle doughy bread, faint spicy grass impressions. Basic but enjoyable stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2012
at 10:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Cleveland Arms, London. Pours clear yellow with a fine, creamy white head. Tangy citrus nose with moderate, doughy malts. Light to medium sweet flavor with plenty of pleasantly tangy citrus, some lemon, tangerine and peach. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Medium sweet finish with faint, yeasty dough, lemon, white bread. Nice, easy drinker.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2012
at 12:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 06 Jun 2012
at 03:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
10th November 2009
Spoons Fest.Clear dark amber beer. Semi dry palate. Just a little soft. Low carbonation. Light, almost creamy malt blending in to sweetish fruits - orange and peach. A little bubblegum. Dry malt finish. Not bad at all.
Spoons Fest.Clear dark amber beer. Semi dry palate. Just a little soft. Low carbonation. Light, almost creamy malt blending in to sweetish fruits - orange and peach. A little bubblegum. Dry malt finish. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2012
at 04:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
The texture is slightly on the heavy side, but it does have a nice chestnut finish.
Tried
on 31 May 2012
at 13:41
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Tänk att några års lagring kan förvandla en redan fantastisk öl till en magisk och magnifik smakupplevelse.
Tried
on 21 May 2012
at 05:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
30/06/2011 Birra+ (Vintage 2005). Degustazione da Birra+. Ambrata scura, con riflessi color rame e rubino, schiuma praticamente assente. Aroma intensissimo di malto, dolciastro, frutta matura e uva, con note legnose pungenti e vivissime. In bocca è spigoloso e ruvido, dolciastro, con note legnose, resinose, astringenti, finale bruciato, molto complesso. Corpo pieno, carbonazione soft, praticamente piatta. Barley Wine straordinario, tra i migliori mai assaggiati, invecchiato benissimo.
Tried
on 17 May 2012
at 05:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brown 500ml bottle, best before 4th June 2008, drank November 2007. Poured into a Franziskaner Weisssbier glass. Huge white head, even though I poured it as slow and careful as I could (didn’t wet the glass), not all the beer got into the glass during the pour. The body was pale golden yellow, clear on the first pour with loads of bubbles rising up through the body and at speed. The beer had a slight mistiness in the second pour, not as crystal clear, the aroma and taste didn’t alter. The aroma was of grapefruit and lemons, citrus notes anyway, but not overly strong or powerful. The taste is bitter hops and some malts, maybe citrus fruits too, lemons again like the smell. The mouthfeel is dry and the lemon flavours come through stronger during the aftertaste. A summer drink for sure, I’ll have another but on a sunny day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2012
at 01:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
25cl bottle courtesy of and shared with gnoff. Bottle # 4548, vintage 2005. Brune foncée voire acajou, léger crémeux disparaissant vite, qcq bulles à la surface. Arôme de malt caramel, toffee et fermenté de fruits noirs, presque une pointe de soja. En bouche, alcool réchauffant, caramel et toffee, malté, alcool bien là, note grillée, fruits noirs collant aux lèvres, confit prune, date, cassis et au fini un léger aspect vin chaud, le tout sur une note soja et vineux, fruits caramélisés.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2012
at 02:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Oct 2009: The first beer in my ’dark night’ review session. The brown 500ml bottle was slightly out of date when reviewed (one month and a week). The beer was bottle conditioned. Poured into a pint glass, vase shaped. Obviously well carbonated, because it came out with a lovely healthy fizz, a deep dark ruby red body witha deep tanned head. It looked every inch like a good stout should. A full head stayed throughout the tasting, it did thin out, but it was still there at the end. Expected more of a smell, even as the beer warmed it didn’t want to give up any secrets, I am pleased to say some burnt malt and chocolate esters did emerge after a while. An earthy, peat bog sort of aroma also began to rise from the brew even later. Dry at first and in the aftertaste, in the middle came dark chocolate and a little coffee. I tried my hardest to find any ’rich ruby port’ as advertised on the label, but failed. The beer however is smooth (again as advertised on the label) and has a rich texture and body. A very good start to my evening, I hope the next two or three (depending on my mood and soberness) are as drinkable as this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2012
at 06:25