Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled@SBWF2007. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is big fruityness and some flowery hops. Flavour is pleasant grassy hops along with fruits and some slight hints of yeastyness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2007
at 12:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle. Copper colour, impressive and very persistent head. Lovelly aroma of wild berries. Fruity and malty flavours, hints of orange. Well-rounded with flowery hops. Long-lasting bitter-sweet aftertaste, again with hints of orange.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 07:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[i] Bottle from Sainsbury, Kidlington 12-09-07 [/i] Poured hazy golden with white head. Wheat and vanilla on the nose, less of wheaty taste in mouth but vanilla again plus some spices, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2007
at 23:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask@OLiAarhus, Cockney stand. Pours deep dark brown almost black with a completely gone head. Chocolate and slight roasted malt aroma. Coffee bitter flavour with a touch of caramel into the finish.6-3-6-3-12=3.1
From cask at Charlies. Pours dark brown with a minimal reddish hue and a lacing brown head. Light coffee and roasted malt aroma. Roasted and bitter flavour, mild malt flavour. Finish holds a mild roated note and a slowly growing bitterness.6-3-6-3-13=3.1
From cask at Charlies. Pours dark brown with a minimal reddish hue and a lacing brown head. Light coffee and roasted malt aroma. Roasted and bitter flavour, mild malt flavour. Finish holds a mild roated note and a slowly growing bitterness.6-3-6-3-13=3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2007
at 03:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol 5/9/07. A decent session bitter. Amber with an off-white head that left rings of lace down the glass. Aroma of red fruit and floral hops. Flavour of caramel with a dry finish. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2007
at 16:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at C4, Odense: Black with a red hew & good creamy brown head. Aroma is of roasted malts, Chcolate/coffee & caramel. Smooth & soft carbonation & mouthfeel. Flat palate. Bitter roasted coffee end. Quite nice!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2007
at 13:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black with ruby highlight, small off-white head. Roasted aroma, toffee and chocolate, but rather weak. Roast and dry flavour with some body.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2007
at 16:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Rerate, 500 ml bottle, thanks to oh6gdx and chris_o (I forgot that I had rated it previously!). Bottle conditioned, ABV is 4.0%. Hazy pale golden colour, huge white head. Lovely aroma, wheaty with notes of tropical fruits and cloves. The flavour is also wheaty, citric and very refreshing, moderate notes of cloves. I’m upping it a few points. Original rating: Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Called a "traditional wheat beer". Hazy golden colour, decent head. Wheaty / hefeweizen aroma and flavour, cloves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2007
at 13:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
I found myself a 2003 bottle of this stuff, so I am a lucky one as it seems that my version of this beer was slightly older than those of the other recent reviewers. Pours with no head, but with some lacing. Sediment remains stuck to the bottom of the bottle. Deep brownish red color. Looks almost like blood I would say. Rich molasses smell. Beer itself is sweet and syrupy. Has some taste of brandy. A little bit of butterscotch. Coffee and chocolate to some extent are present as well. Hard to take big sips because it is so thick and big. Alcohol is not existent in the taste. Probably the best barley wine I have ever had the honor of drinking. (Even though I bought it only for the name...)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2007
at 20:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@Market Porter, Borough. Golden colour, small head. Aroma is butterscotch, fruits, wood and some malts. Flavour is the same with some papery and bitter hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2007
at 23:47