8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled (BB 04/2005)
Clear copper brown color, with medium-sized off-white head, lace. Aroma of English hops and notes of roast and caramel. Interesting mouthfeel: medium-bodied with toffee and slightly roasted malt tones. Very good late bitterness in the aftertaste. Very British and very well-balanced, similar to some Fuller’s brews.
Clear copper brown color, with medium-sized off-white head, lace. Aroma of English hops and notes of roast and caramel. Interesting mouthfeel: medium-bodied with toffee and slightly roasted malt tones. Very good late bitterness in the aftertaste. Very British and very well-balanced, similar to some Fuller’s brews.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2005
at 12:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled (BB 04/2005)
Almost opaque dark ruby, creamy expresso head. Aroma has roast, cold coffee and hints of hops. Medium to full bodied, lots of roast with hints of sugar. Bitter finish. There is just something plastic in the palate which prevents this to being an excellent.
Almost opaque dark ruby, creamy expresso head. Aroma has roast, cold coffee and hints of hops. Medium to full bodied, lots of roast with hints of sugar. Bitter finish. There is just something plastic in the palate which prevents this to being an excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2005
at 14:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown, small white head. Sweet malty aroma. Taste of hops and caramel-sweetness, the aftertaste is a bit roasty. Wellbalanced beer. Medium bitter.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2005
at 12:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark dark reddish brown colour. Long lasting head. Abit sweet malty aroma. Lots of hops in the taste and some roasted taste. Nice bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2005
at 20:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rerate - previously sampled at the RBESP 2004, but it had a hard time to push through in that line-up, I was happy to be able to try it again
Red brown, tanned creamy head. Roasted notes, nut , chocolate, minerally strawberry. Slightly cardboardy bready malt. Good body, mellow mouthfeel. Milk chocolate and nut aftertaste. Vey nice harmonious brew.
Red brown, tanned creamy head. Roasted notes, nut , chocolate, minerally strawberry. Slightly cardboardy bready malt. Good body, mellow mouthfeel. Milk chocolate and nut aftertaste. Vey nice harmonious brew.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2005
at 13:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Black beer; dark brown head. Sourish, nearly fishy (smoked Swedish herring or mackerel?) aroma, with some porridge-like notes, and dill (for the fish?). Cigarette ash, typical oatmeal flavour, certain acidity. Bitterish background, partly hops, partly carbonised. Well-filled texture, but lighter body, apt. This is a good beer, but where some people rave about, is beyond me.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2004
at 14:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Red-brown beer, some haze; rapidly dwindling yellowish head. Dark chocolate, chalk and something like drainwater - little nose, chocolate malts dominate. Little hint of hops all the same, after much searching. Bitter, very hoppy flavour, blending with a sweeter, chocolate taste, hence bitter chocolate - or bitter grapes as the hops are quite fruity in flavours. Ends a bit harsh. Medium bodied, moderate burning (not alcohol). Another good one by Jämtlands, again I wonder at the ESB designation. This time, I’d say old ale.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2004
at 14:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Darker amber with a greenish shine; small, yellowish dense head. Hops (British), liquorice and a spice - juniper?, some bready notes as well and brown candi sugar. Again rather sweetish liqourice-like taste, alleviated with spicey and hoppy notes. I seem to think of juniper again, and laurel - as herbs for venison stew. Is there a (serious) tad of diacetyl? Unbelievably well-bodied for a " bitter" - Swedish style, yes. And the diacetyl, of course. Very good beer. But even "E.S." Bitter is not this - I’ve had old ales that couldn’t stand up to this.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2004
at 14:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Straw-golden, very big bubbled to small, transparent head. Very grainy nose, warm summergrain, chaff. Toasted malts, not overly sweet taste. Tad of medicinal flavour in the background. Finish is dry, metallic-hoppy. Light bodied. Nothing but a ’luxus’ Pilsner, really.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2004
at 14:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown colour. Small white head. Fruity aroma. Malty flavour with a hint of smoke. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2004
at 09:02