6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear amber colour, white dissipating head. Aroma of caramel, red fruits, malts and nuts. Sweet malty, light bitter flavour. Light body. Finish caramel, nuts and light hay.
Smooth and drinkable beer.
(500mL bottle @ home. From small trade with Countbeer. Thanks!)
Smooth and drinkable beer.
(500mL bottle @ home. From small trade with Countbeer. Thanks!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2013
at 13:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Tomlinsons, Inverness [290213]
Amber, clear, frothy head that dissipates to thin layer
Aroma of soft caramel, touch of minerals, hedgerow hops, hint of yeast
Taste of soft caramel, bit flinty, light bitter english hedgerow hop, some bitter grass hop, bit of yeast,
Palate - Thinnish body, slightly oily. Finish as main flavour, bitter woody hop linger, minerals, soft yeast
Overall - Very average brown bitter...nuts no, toffee - yes a bit, tangy red fruit - hmmm. Its pasteurised so the cask might be better but it’s way off the mark on winning awards.......
Amber, clear, frothy head that dissipates to thin layer
Aroma of soft caramel, touch of minerals, hedgerow hops, hint of yeast
Taste of soft caramel, bit flinty, light bitter english hedgerow hop, some bitter grass hop, bit of yeast,
Palate - Thinnish body, slightly oily. Finish as main flavour, bitter woody hop linger, minerals, soft yeast
Overall - Very average brown bitter...nuts no, toffee - yes a bit, tangy red fruit - hmmm. Its pasteurised so the cask might be better but it’s way off the mark on winning awards.......
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2013
at 18:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Pitch black, small lacing off-white head. Smells raisins, roasty, slightly coffee. Tastes coffee, roasty, vanilla, red fruits, liquorice. Not bad. Medium body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 14:26
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle: poured into an ’Abbot Ale’ glass tankard. The best before date wasn’t complete on the cap, but Sept 2011 seems the best bet, the review was carried out on 7 Jan 2011. Rather red in colour for a ’Pale Ale’, clear and clean looking. The white head left before it arrived. Malts in the smell, with red berries as the beer warms, but nothing very strong. The rear label mentions toffee and nutty flavours within the beer, some toffee maybe, but certainly no nuts for me! Those red berries appear in the taste too (as do those toffee mentions), the malts are also there, but lack depth within the flavours. Some hop hints, but again nothing powerful and without nuts. Expected more from ’The National Ale of Wales’ and I’m sure the cask version is a whole lot better, if I remember correctly (but it was many moons ago).
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2012
at 13:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in London. Pours clear, light golden-brown with a soft, white foam head. Some toasted dough in the nose, light toasted grass and faint berries. Light sweet flavor, faint caramel and toffee, toast, mild prunes. Light bodied with fine, crisp carbonation. Pleasant, crisp finish, lightly bitter with toasted grass, mild toffee, faint nuts, light leaves. Slightly bland character but pretty drinkable overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2012
at 14:33
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
The slightest nose, but a watery ale with little flavour or bitterness to it.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2012
at 13:22
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
50cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Black colour, light beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, some blackcurrants, very faint. Flavour is light sweet, roasted malts, hint of chocolate, berries, watery bitter finish. Light bodied, watery, not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2011
at 14:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 2
Overall 7
Clear amber color, small off-white head. Decent smell, nice taste. The beer just has no body. Real pity cause it’s a good beer, but it desperately needs a little more.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2011
at 08:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Dark brown color with a dark red glow coming through. Fair smell, decent taste. Medium body but very low carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2011
at 04:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle. Pours cloudy amber with steady bubbles and a very generous head, The nose has toffee and malt initially, then biscuits come through. The taste is similar - toffee that fades into a tangy biscuit finish. The palate is pretty well balanced - at least medium in structure, then a good consistent texture through the middle section then falling away gently at the end. Overall, this is a good bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2011
at 15:51