6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, caramel, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 08:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home ... Thanks to Fin (i think) for this one ... Wonderfully Ruby colour.... you really cant fault the apperence of this one ...fruity malt nose ... OH ! ... this is beyond anything i expected ... i was expecting ron of the mill ... but this is bursting with full on interesting flavours ... lots of berry fruits ... little sweetness ... little toffee malts ... All round a decent beer, and a real pleasent suprise for a beer that i chose mid night that i expected to be mediocre before finnishing on better beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2008
at 12:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thin white head. Amber body. Faint malty resiny aroma. Dry straw and resin taste with hoppy floral notes. Chalky, sharpish mouthfeel. A bit watery. No real aftertaste. A bit one-dimensional. Still very drinkable. (0.5pt cask at Windsor Castle (the pub, that is.))
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2007
at 13:36
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is salt, licorice, caramel. Flavour is salt, licorice, hop, malt. not my kind of beer. too salty.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2007
at 00:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell, Dark ruby tinted body with a tan head; slightly sour fruity aroma; creamy body with strong caramel malt flavours, slightly burnt, also some coffee; dry finish with some hops but more caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2007
at 11:47
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Clear, dark brown beer with a beige head. Sweetish aroma with caramel, roastiness and some salty licorice giving it that little extra that it needed to avoid being boring. Yes, it is only 3.2%, but still. Caramel, roasted malt, some licorice notes and a nuttyness in the flavor, which finishes roasted and malty. Quite thin body, even for a low ABV beer like this, but it is a nice, pleasant mild, well suited for sessions. (070928)
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2007
at 04:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Heavy malty light hoppy aroma. Nice. Moderate bitter flavor. Moderate bitter average finish. Oily palate. Standard nice ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2007
at 04:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear light amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2007
at 04:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 6 Aug) Very dark brown colour with brief head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with notes of wild berries (blueberries) and chocolate. Malty, roasted taste with dark berries and notes of chocolate. Rather dry, thin body. Very ... eh ... mildish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2007
at 15:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Unclear to hazy light amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, hay. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2007
at 05:43