6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Rich, dark brown colour. Aroma of roasted malt and dark fruits. Flavoutr is quite bitter with some woody, oaky notes.The dryness of this one is a bit demanding on the pallet but overall it’s a good bitter.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2007
at 06:43
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Anchor, Southwark, London.
Pours a clear amber colour with nice creamy head and malty nose. The taste is mild roasted malt, coffee and milk chocolate with some hoppy notes in the finish. Very nice brew.
Pours a clear amber colour with nice creamy head and malty nose. The taste is mild roasted malt, coffee and milk chocolate with some hoppy notes in the finish. Very nice brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2007
at 03:37
6.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Morrisons. Mahogany coloured with a dent off-white , lacy head. Fruity malt aroma with some roasted notes, and a hint of spice. The flavour was malty with a slightly salty savoury edge and a touch of chocolate. Decent bitter finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2007
at 16:23
5.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[i] Bottle from Waitrose, 08-11-07 [/i] Pours amber in colour, with small white head. Aroma a bit malty with some sweetness. Tasted quite underwhelming at first soft mouthfeel some hops did appear at the end, and whilst it was fine it was no great shakes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2007
at 01:15
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle bought at Waitrose, Hythe, Kent - about as far as you can get from the brewery while still being in England! Reddish amber with a thin white head; aroma like it says on the bottle - chocolate, malt and nuts; deep and chewy malts give a chocolate flavour with a dry biscuity finish; extremely moreish. An interesting beer, part bitter, part stout in character.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 03 Oct 2007
at 16:03
6.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[i] Cask at The Crown, Charlton-On-Otmoor 21-09-07 [/i] Pours golden and has a fruity aroma, tastes fruity, nice bitterness, good hops reasonable beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2007
at 11:36
5.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF2007. Deep golden colour, meidumsized creamy white head. Lacing. Aroma is peas, cooked vegetables some fruity malts and yeast. Flavour is fruity hops and sourishbitter notes, quite wooden. Quite nice flavour, but aroma was quite bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2007
at 00:07
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is lots of caramel, some wood and really smooth grassyness. Flavour is mainly nectar, caramel and wood in a really nice and harmonic balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2007
at 23:23
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2007. Dark amber colour, big beige head. Aroma is caramel, hops, fruits and some slight hints of fudge. Flavour is slightly roasted malts along witrh caramel, wood and fruits. Very nice brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2007
at 00:39
5.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled. Hazy amber, small but rocky head. Aroma of honey and resiny hops. Dry and firmly malty with bold mouthfeel. Vague resiny bitterness. A bit unpolished.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2007
at 15:34