Bottle: Very deep ruby-amber coloured, mid-sized, stable creamy tanned head, dry roasted malt, dark malt and a subtle fruitiness in the nose; solid dry bitter flavour, light to medium bodied; dry, light bitter, roastmalty and coffeeish finish. A goody, well balanced.......

This years winner of bottle-conditioned beers of Britain. 500ml bottle bought at Utobeer, London in Feb.07. Huge frothy, light brown head with lots of bubbles, good retention and great glass-lacing. Almost jet-black with a ruby tint. Inviting aroma of caramel malts. Blended flavours of slightly roasted grain, earth, dark malts and coffee offset by fruity hints. Rounded bitterness in the aftertaste. Medium bodied. A lovely stout (28.12.2007).

This ale pours a deep reddish orange colour with a nice white rocky head. To the nose there are scents of apple cider, vinegar and ripe fruit. First taste was clean and smooth. flavours of apples, malt and a little smoke. Finish is a little hoppy with the end, ending with bitter taste to the tongue. Very good.

0.5L bottle. Hazy lemon colour, strong yeasty aroma, extremly dry wuth some notes of grapefruit, carbonation much too strong and a bit unpleasant. Good with food but overall quite bland and boring.

Bottled(250ml). -No. 33543, vintage 2007.
Pours a clear dark amber colour with medium sized beige head and alcoholic fruity nose. Sweet malty and very fruity taste with strong alcohol presence. Slight caramel and warming alcohol finish. Very complex and quite nice brew.

Bottle: Poured a orangey brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of dry malt with some light bittering hops presence also noticeable. Taste is also dominated by some dry malt with some hints of nuts and a nglish hops finish that is also quite dry. Body is above average with some great carbonation. Well done for the style but not necessarily something I would care for very often.

Copper colour with a lasting and pillow-y head. Light hoppy aroma, some apricot and tangerine. Dry and fruity flavour. Really pleasant drink.

Re-rate 10/17: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Vova. 2006 bottle. Dark brown. Cookies, caramel, fruits, nuts, chocolate, a bit of oxidation, rounded mouthfeel. Great. 8/3/8/4/16=3.9
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Stas. 2007 bottle. Brown. Caramel, fruitiness, some cookies, sweet, rounded mouthfeel. 7/3/8/4/15=3.7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks David Cohen. 2005 bottle. Aged in a fridge. Clear red-amber. Toffee, caramel, butterscotch, fruitiness, some alcohol, brown sugar, honey, rounded mouthfeel. A lot sweeter than the other two. 7/3/7/4/15=3.6

Re-rate 5/15: Bottle shared at a tasting at Naama’s place. 2006 bottle. Brown color. Great aroma with oxidation, chocolate, cookies, nuts, caramelm, some dark fruits, tobacco and a bit of soy sauce. Sweet flavor with chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, soy sauce note, nuts, and a drier finish. Rounded mouthfeel. Still very good. 7/3/8/4/15=3.7

Bottle. Vintage 2006 - bottle #48065. A rather clear ruby color with no head. A quite vinous aroma of malt, caramel, raisins, a bit of plums, notes of wood and some alcohol. Very sweet and malty flavor with brown sugar and some dark fruits. Finishes on a drier note with very subdued notes of hops and a slight alcohol burn. Medium to full body. Surprisingly for such a sweet ale, it grew on me more and more with every sip. A very good and quite complex beer (even at this young age). Let’s see how will this one do with some aging. 7/4/8/3/16=3.8

(25cl bottle, vintage 2005) Slightly hazy, copper colour with a small beige creamy layer. Sweet, dark malty, moderately roasted aroma with caramel, fruity accents (apricot, pear) and a touch of chocolate. Sweet flavour, full bodied and soft on carbon with an almost oily mouthfeel. Toast-malty taste, subtle fruity with caramel, liquorice and chocolate; sweet and slightly bitter, Sherry-like alcoholic finish. Complex and quaffable brew.