Subsidiaries
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled vintage 2004, alc. 6.0% (BB 09/2005)
Red-copper-brown color, small white head. Aroma is fruity (water melon, apple and mango) with hint of hops. Medium-bodied, oily, apple juice -like palate, a bit flat. Sugar, mint fruits and herbal hops in flavor. Typical but mild English bitter aftertaste.
Re-rated, Vintage 2005, alc. 6.0%
Dark amber color, not much head. Oaky, metallic, hoppy nose, sweet nutty. Light, woody hoppy toffeish flavor. Not very Christmasy and just an ordinary English bitter. (6/3/5/2/10 2.6)
Red-copper-brown color, small white head. Aroma is fruity (water melon, apple and mango) with hint of hops. Medium-bodied, oily, apple juice -like palate, a bit flat. Sugar, mint fruits and herbal hops in flavor. Typical but mild English bitter aftertaste.
Re-rated, Vintage 2005, alc. 6.0%
Dark amber color, not much head. Oaky, metallic, hoppy nose, sweet nutty. Light, woody hoppy toffeish flavor. Not very Christmasy and just an ordinary English bitter. (6/3/5/2/10 2.6)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2004
at 14:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask Conditioned
Amber color. Honestly, a simple Bitter, with some caramel taste, pretty high bitterness at the end, light metallic, not enough aromatic.
Amber color. Honestly, a simple Bitter, with some caramel taste, pretty high bitterness at the end, light metallic, not enough aromatic.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2004
at 06:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a nut brown colored ale with a nice off-white foamy head with average retention. Aroma is comprised of lightly roasted malt and bitter hops. Taste is better then your average bitter with some lightly sweet malt mix with biter hops leaving a clean dry taste at the end. Overall, an above the pack English bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2004
at 08:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Very nutty flavour. Apart from that, it is like many other bitters....
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2004
at 15:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This ale pours a dark orange with a nice frothy off-white head. Hoppy on the nose, this one I fear has been sitting at the LCBO too long and with the clear bottle that doesn’t help much. Slight mettalic scent too. First sip was a good one with nice amount of bitterness and a smooth aftertaste. Flavours of malt and caramel are in the front. While the finish is bitter with lasting flavour of more malt. The palate...a nice bitterish end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2004
at 23:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Malty aroma. Malty, slightly sour and a bit watery flavour............
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2004
at 17:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 08/2005)
Deep red-brown color and small but steady off-white head. Typical English hoppy aroma with hints of toffee. Hoppy bitter, midly spicey but same time sharp watery mouthfeel. Leaves sweet oily and slightly bitter aftertaste. Quite typical Shepherd Neame product.
Deep red-brown color and small but steady off-white head. Typical English hoppy aroma with hints of toffee. Hoppy bitter, midly spicey but same time sharp watery mouthfeel. Leaves sweet oily and slightly bitter aftertaste. Quite typical Shepherd Neame product.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2004
at 11:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear copper color, short head. Aroma of caramel malt, toffee. Taste is also of caramel malts and toffee, bit sharp. Bit sharp finish.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2004
at 07:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Sweet hops aroma. Reddish brown color with light tan head - a very pretty beer. Mild to moderate hops flavor with only light sweetness. Full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2004
at 15:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Can) = Fairly strong cherry/berry aroma. Amber color as you can see. Sweet malt and hops flavor - slight bitterness and berry aroma is much subtler with the taste.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2004
at 13:21