Subsidiaries
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
(Bottle 25 cl) Bottle # 08581- vintage 2004. Clear copper colour with an almost nonexistent head. Basically no carbonation. Extremely full and rich aroma with apricots and overripe fruit. Very - almost extremely - full body. Lots of sweet and overripe fruit and some sherry-like, wooden accents. Soft, complex and very delicate. 081006
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2006
at 16:02
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear orange color with a off white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, fruits and hops. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, fruits and hops. Hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2006
at 01:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Golden / orange color with a white head. Aroma is hop, citrus, wheat. Flavour is hop with hints of wheat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2006
at 05:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle, picked up at the Dodgy Deli’, Cowley Rd, Oxford, 15-09-06. Reddy amber coloured beer which has a slight haze despite my best efforts at pouring and was very lively as though it couldn’t wait to get out of the bottle, with the off-white coloured head going everywhere but in the glass. Definate fruity aroma but mores so of rich dried fruits, malty and bitter in the taste and whilst it was enjoyable enough not really my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2006
at 01:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 31 July) Colour is golden orange/pale amber with frothy head. Nose is fruity with orange, lemon and notes of grassy hops (a bit soapy). Taste is fruity with mandarin, lemon and the same grassy/soapy hop character. Another refreshing golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2006
at 15:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown colored with medium size off-white head. Sweet aroma with hints of coffee, smoothly hoppy. Flavor is sweet with toasty notes and some coffe background. Very smooth. Slightly bitter end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2006
at 03:20
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Cask handpull at The Rake, Borough. Very limited edition cask version. This was the real reason I came, to have a cask barley wine. I have never seen or heard about this being available before. Only served in 1/3 or 1/2 pints for the obvious reasons. This is a rich red chestnut beer with no head. Raisin aroma. Sweet. Choc malts. Bit of whisky. Thick, syrupy texture. Choc malts last til the finish, with a bit of alcohol heat. Bit of a tang/spice edge. Almost like a sweet sherry. Toffee too. Some raspberry/dark cherry fruit flavours. Sticky toffee/choc. A most remarkable beer and a real shock to the system. It took me the best part of 45 minutes to drink a half. Bottle P47064 2005 Folkestone Wetherspoon. Thin dark beige head over russet coloured beer. sherry like aroma. Amazing in mouth. Lots of raisin, bit sickly. Needs time to develop. Syrupy malt, but the fruit is gorgeous, succulent raisin/sultana. The alcoholic effect is quite wonderful. 4/5 Bought for £2.99, not sure where. 2004 vintage bottle number 48134 Interesting to see how this has aged. 14 year old beer. This is a pretty exciting moment for me. Opens with no sound at all. No hint of carbonation. Pours with no head. Wow that's pretty amazing. The flavour is full of all things good. This will be a re-rate. Where do I start? Walnuts, toffee, raisins, dry wood, oloroso sherry, malty, sweet, dry. Lots of toffee. Sweet. I mean it's just lovely. No real sign of age no oxidisation. Aroma of woody oloroso sherry, nutty. But the flavour is so much better. I loved it. The raisin, oloroso, toffee finish just lasts and lasts. Beautiful. Loved it. 4.6
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2006
at 11:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Orange colour with a white head. Aroma is hop,citrus,wheat. Flavour is hop with hints of wheat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2006
at 00:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ New Fountain Inn, Whimple EX5. Amber beer, no head and no real aroma. Yeasty aroma, some cascade hop aroma. Earthy in mouth, dry earthy hop finish. Very drying finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2006
at 08:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden, Summer BF 2006. Copper colour with thin off white head. Yeasty aroma, some cascade hop aroma. Earthy in mouth, dry earthy hop finish. Very drying finish. Malts are quite juicy. Bit of spiciness. Oddly moreish bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2006
at 11:06