Subsidiaries
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Market Porter. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is wood and spices along with some notes of conifer forest. Flavour is grass, wood and some mildherbal notes. Aftertaste is mainly yeasty, herbal and slightly grassy.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2008
at 03:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A golden ale with an extra thick frothy off white head, very carbonated. A pleasant citrusy malt aroma, grassy, lightly oxidized and biscuit. In mouth, crisp malt and light hopping, light mineral noted. Still in good shape. Tasted Nov. 2006, for a BB of 29-09-05.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2008
at 22:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Chestnut brown. Small head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Spices. Cinnamon? Taste: Quite hoppy, and malt. Sweet, though bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 8/1-2008
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 08:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Orangy brown. Cloudy. Little bit of head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Some berries. Taste: Quite hopsy, then malt. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 28/1-2007, 137/500
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Dark brown. Bit of nice head. Aroma: Fruity, vinous. Burnt grain. Taste: Vinous. Fruity. Burnt grain. Pretty bitter. Info: 500ml bottle, 14/6-2006, 124/300
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2008
at 15:47
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2006 edition:
Appearance: Red-brown. Seems cloudy. Little head. Aroma: Very, very fruity. Malty. Taste: Very fruity, vinous. Raisins. Doesn’t taste that strong. Info: 250ml bottle, 13/5-2006, 112/300, 71/500
2007 edition:
Appearance: Dark chestnut brown. Very little head. Bottle No. Q 00065. Aroma: Dark fruit, very vinous. Prunes. Taste: Very vinous, a bit too flat. Not handled the storage well? Info: 250ml bottle, 30/12-2008
2008 edition:
Appearance: Dark chestnut brown. Cloudy. Nice amount of tan head. Bottle No. T 12353. Aroma: Dark fruit, little bit vinous. Taste: Complex. Dark fruit and malt. Warming. Longlasting aftertaste. Info: 250ml bottle, 30/12-2008
Appearance: Red-brown. Seems cloudy. Little head. Aroma: Very, very fruity. Malty. Taste: Very fruity, vinous. Raisins. Doesn’t taste that strong. Info: 250ml bottle, 13/5-2006, 112/300, 71/500
2007 edition:
Appearance: Dark chestnut brown. Very little head. Bottle No. Q 00065. Aroma: Dark fruit, very vinous. Prunes. Taste: Very vinous, a bit too flat. Not handled the storage well? Info: 250ml bottle, 30/12-2008
2008 edition:
Appearance: Dark chestnut brown. Cloudy. Nice amount of tan head. Bottle No. T 12353. Aroma: Dark fruit, little bit vinous. Taste: Complex. Dark fruit and malt. Warming. Longlasting aftertaste. Info: 250ml bottle, 30/12-2008
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2008
at 15:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask, Bag O’ Nails, Bristol. Colour was a ruby tinged black. Aroma had elements of malt, caramel and chocolate. Smooth and sweetish. The port didn’t really make its presence felt enough. Pretty average.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2008
at 11:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up at Thame, Waitrose, Oxon consumed 19-06-08 [/i] [/b] Amazed that I hadn’t got around to rating this yet as have had a few times, this bottle was 2007 version I’ve left my 2005 to sit awhile yet. Pours mid brown with just a hint of red shining through. Sweet fruity alcohol laden nose with some crushed nuts thrown into the mix, almond maybe? Plenty of fruitiness and sweetness skip about and the alcohol is a constant reminder not to rattle this down to briskly and whilst theres an awful lot going on here at just a year old it does taste quite bright and fresh and one wonders whether this is still a little young yet to really show its true colours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2008
at 03:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle shared with Finn Arvid. Moderate off-white head over a cloudy, amber body. Fruit-hoppy aroma. Smooth taste of oranges leading to a rounded bitter ending. Quite refreshing, but little more than average for the style (courtesy of Skinnyviking, Copenhagen 29.05.2008).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2008
at 15:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 15 05 09 , purchased at deVine Wines and Spirits on May 23 2008, savoured on June 7 2008; eye: caramel, hazy, voluminous beige head that turns into an island of melting ice cream, lots of lacing, no effervescence; nose: grapefruit, caramelized malt, light floral; mouth: light floral, grapefruit, caramelized malt, light candied fruit, nice finale with an enjoyable bitterness (nice grapefruit) and nicely balanced by the caramelized malt, bitterness becomes more present after the finale, light astringency, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, medium body, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 15 05 09 , achetée chez deVine Wines and Spirits le 23 mai 2008, savourée le 7 juin 2008; œil : caramel, voilée, mousse abondante qui se transforme en une petite île de crème glacée fondue, beaucoup de dentelle, pas d’effervescence; nez : pamplemousse, malt caramélisé, léger floral; bouche : léger floral, pamplemousse, malt caramélisé, léger fruit candi, belle finale en amertume agréable (bon pamplemousse) et bien équilibrée par le malt caramélisé, amertume devient plus présente après la finale, légère astringence, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2008
at 13:08