4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Clear copper coloured ale with no head out of the bottle. Sweetened aroma but bland character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 13:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. Black with a large tan head. Vinous aroma and taste with licorice, roasted malt, dark fruit, coffee and some notes of wood. On the sweet side with a smooth and "soft" mouthfeel. Fairly bitter finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 00:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear amber colour with small to average, frothy to macropore, diminishing, white head. Grainy, fruity, malty hop aroma, red currant, gooseberry, a touch of honey. Taste is dry malty, minimally nuttily, strawy; a bit light and watery. Concerning taste pretty much far from the aromatic promise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 10:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from SB cons 2012-12-15 Göteborg AR: just pure rich dark bitter chocolate AP: dark Brown, frothy/stouthy beige steady head F: rich dark chocolate, heavy warming feeling, vanilla, bitterness, rich wee bubbly carbonation, wee bourbon great brew
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 10:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear dark amber with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and fruit with notes of caramel. Richly carbonated. Mild flavour of malt and caramel with some dry finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2012
at 07:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(cask@The Summerfield) A medium dark amber, with a creamy off white head. Aroma/taste caramel malt, nutty, only slightly fruit hop undertones, body is medium and almost 0 carbonation. Used to like this many years ago, now tastes distinctly average for my palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2012
at 06:25
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
330ml bottle at a sports bar called Northumberland Arms in Kings Cross where we watched the Norwegian Cup Final between TIL and Hødd on a laptop early on a Sunday. Creamy white head to a clear amber coloured body. Lacing rings down the glassware. Plain malty nose. Earthy malts to the taste character together with nuts and caramel mildness. Bitter endnotes. Not as thin as expected. Decent only choice of an ale at the pub, apart from John Smiths bitter (London, 25.11.2012).
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2012
at 05:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Sourced Market St Pancras. Clear brown coloured body. Diminishing fawn-coloured head. Caramel malty nose. Fruit caramel taste, lightly spiced. Resin-like bitterness to the ending. Crisp and soft in the mouth. Nice (shared with friends, hotel room, London 24.11.2012).
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2012
at 11:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Opaque black liquid with medium to big, fluffy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of dark fruit, licorice, light coffee, soy, bread and toffee. Some light smoke as well. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with a nice coffee/espresso finish with notes of vanilla, raisins and some booze. Full bodied medium carbonation. Nice stuff although a bit boozy. Would probably benefit from ageing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2012
at 13:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml Bottle - Dark brown, almost black, with some red tinges. Roasted malt. plain chocolate, coffee and nuts in the aroma. Rich, yet smooth taste, with notes of dried fruit, coffee and salty liquorice. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2012
at 14:26