WingmanWillis (38284) ticked D-Day Anniversary from Gales 9 years ago
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Prize Old Ale (1920s - 2006) from Gales 9 years ago
Scopey (25115) reviewed D-Day Anniversary from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
50th Anniversary version thanks to BIK at Cotteridge Convention 2016. It pours murky deep brown with no head to speak of. The aroma is quite rich, musty, funky, oxidised, dirt and dust. The taste is tart, earthy, umami, musty, tangy, oxidised malts and Granny smith apple. The finish is pretty musty and dirty. Medium body and fine, yet foamy carbonation. Way past its prime. Proper knackered.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Prize Old Ale (1920s - 2006) from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Cotteridge Beano v2. Murky brown. Didn’t get much from this other than a cardboard vinegary character. Nice tick, though.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed D-Day Anniversary from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at CWC II; muddy brown pour zero head, wet leather and soy sauce aroma, taste has sherry like fruit action, oxidised, soy sauce, wet sofa. 50th Ann version.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed D-Day Anniversary from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Difficult one to rate, 50th ann version, tried at Cotteridge 2. Deep murk brown colour no head. aroma is musty fruit. taste almost like a sherry, but also dirty bitter. Nice for a very old beer.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Trafalgar 200 from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at CWC II; murky dark brown pour with some floaters, zero head, winter fruit aroma, taste has sweet caramel along with some tart fruits, some spices, along with dreaded oxidisation.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Prize Old Ale (1920s - 2006) from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle at CWC II; murky dark red/brown pour, zero head, aroma has light wood and some vinous action, taste has earthy fruits, some oxidisation, great to try old beers.
Fin (18365) reviewed Trafalgar 200 from Gales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle Share at Ratebeer meet up, Cotteridge Wines, Cotteridge, Birmingham Saturday 5th March 2016 cheers to Beersiveknown for this one. Pours a rather murky gloomy brown colour it is as if the beer is breaking down a little and colour is leaching out, a few tiny blobs of something float about. Quite oxidised, tart and sourness prevail, fruity. The beer has long gone leaving a few remnants of what once was. I have had a few aged beers of late, i.e. Pannepot Reserva, Westvleteren 8, Fullers Vintage 1999, I am coming to the realisation that ageing for the majority is pointless, yes 2-3 years maybe but any longer is a huge gamble. A5 A3 T5 P3 Ov10 2.6