wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Maclir (Cask) from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
[cask handpull at Monk’s Retreat, Reading] Pale gold, slight carbonation, slight white head. Tastes mainly of straw dust, with a slight dirty bitterness. Some banana sweetness comes through. Leaves a slightly greasy mouthfeel. OK but rather forgettable. c3
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Maclir (Cask) from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Straw with a thin white head; thin and watery with a sour citrus taste. Not very pleasant.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Dr Okells Eastern Spice from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, peppery. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a nice pepper burn finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Aile from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at cropredy 2007. Thanks to Fin for this (one of many we swapped there) ... deep brown/black ... rich fruity smokey malt ... sweet cherry ... rich malts ... little honey ... fruity sweetness but a bit fizzy.3.7 TK2 Cask at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... deep black ... woody roast malts ... sweet blackcurrent amnd cherry ... little toffee ... little drying (3.4) Tk3 ... BAH humbug a rebadge this time as Coal Fire Porter ... Still its a solid beer... Deep black ... light off white head ... wonderfully complex toffee malts light roast ... some smooth coffee in there ... and something else i cant identify but is realy rich and tasty ... 4.2
wyzzywyz22 (5889) reviewed Autumn Dawn from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask, Bear and Billett, Chester. Darkish orangey brown colour with a thin whiteish head. Thinnish hoppy aroma. Similar flavour with a bit of malt. Pretty uninteresting.
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Aile from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and coffee notes. Flavour likewise with hints of smoke. Ends sweet.
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Maclir (Bottle) from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cloudy golden with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with fruity and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with malty and caramel notes. Ends mild bitter.
HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed IPA / Dr Okells IPA from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty heavy hoppy grassy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Strong heavy bitter long finish. Creamy palate. Excellent bitter.
HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Aile from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at EBF. Frothy lightbrown fair mostly deminishing head. Black colour. Moderate roasted aroma. Moderate bitter very roasted flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Aile from Okell's 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask Small, yellow rim left, deep brown beer. Wood, liquorice, carbon, but little smokiness. Smokiness appears in the flavour, sulphury, as from stricken match, but still very discreet. Wood and carbon, still discreet. At least get the "smokiness" right in order to beef it up.