Subsidiaries
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled at the C''est What Festival of Small Breweries 2002. Copper colour; light crystal malt aroma w/ some berry notes. Light caramelliness, vaguely dry in the finish with more caramel. If this rating sounds similar to many others I''ve written, it''s no surprise. There are a lot of uncreative brewers kicking about.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2002
at 07:44
2.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
I go to Radek''s place and he breaks out the Force 10. I go to Kimchee''s place and he cracks a forty of Bull Max. Last bloody time I visit a Ratebeerian! (For who want to know, this is actually a smoothish example of the style - plenty of cidery off flavours still but it seemed pretty easy going and any self-respecting malt liquor fan could easily finish a forty or two).
Tried
on 09 Oct 2002
at 16:06
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Stale, bland, boring and watery!............................................
Tried
on 29 Jun 2002
at 05:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Golden colured. Sweet, mild & soft. A well balanced strong lager. .........
Tried
on 08 Mar 2002
at 07:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark nut brown. Softly malty with balanced sweetness........................
Tried
on 28 Feb 2002
at 03:31
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
I used to think this bland, vaguely malty amber ale was good English beer. Used to.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2002
at 12:16
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Light gold colour. Not a whole lot of aroma, just a sort of pale malt/grainy thing. Not a bad grainy, mind you, just a whole grain, crunchy malt I guess is what I’m trying to say. It’s fairly smooth, with an even balance between light pale malt and light fruity hops. Carbo is low, too. Sweetish - certainly not a pilsner - and lacks the distinct hop aroma that it had when I first tasted it...what, ten years ago now? I’d view it as a Stella competitor - a good pale lager but still a pale lager.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2001
at 23:16
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Dark in colour only. The taste - pure, unadulterated macrobrew. ..........
Tried
on 03 Feb 2001
at 23:13
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
’Son, what do you want to be when you grow up?’
’I want to be a dunkel, dad.’
’Well, son, you’ve got a lot of growing up to do.’
’I want to be a dunkel, dad.’
’Well, son, you’ve got a lot of growing up to do.’
Tried
on 03 Feb 2001
at 23:10
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
One of those beers that I used to like when I didn't know any better but now I just can't get into it at all.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2001
at 12:15