RuneBlix (26478) reviewed John Youngs Christmas Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle (bb.; May 07) bought at Sainsburys, St. Albans last September and enjoyed on a Saturday eve at home. Inviting golden brown body with great clarity, laceworks and some white foam. Discreet fresh floral aroma. Malty flavoured impression combined with hops and herbs. Velvet mouthfeel. Vague, but elegant bitter finish (16.12.2006).
gunnfryd (22089) reviewed Dirty Dicks Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, malt. Flavour is sweet, caramel, malt, fruit.
Beer5000 (11421) reviewed Dirty Dicks Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
500ml bottle. Golden red body with a thin head. A little hint of chocolate in aroma, otherwise rather discreet fume. Flavor is well balanced, but quite ordinary. Not much bitterness either makes this to anonymous. Rather watery mouth feel. Not totally bad, but not a great ale.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed John Youngs Christmas Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle in a presentation tin from Ashford Sainsbury. Oh man, there has been 4 days since I had a new beer and opening this was quite exciting. Beautifully clear copper colour. Thin lasting head. Young’s yeast aroma with lovely intense hop (sherberty grapefruit) and maybe a hint of cinnamon/nutmeg spice. Very pleasant in mouth,but lacks any real depth of body and there is that typical boiled sweet quality to the malt that is so disappointing in UK pasteurised bottled beer. I had the London Special Ale on train on way home and the mouthfeel is just so much better with the bottle conditioned. The big grapefruity earthy hop is similar. Slightly creamy /sweet. Nice grapefruit on end. Enjoyable beer, but could be so much better. Cask gravity at Pigs Ear BF 07. Russet, good lasting head. Young’s yeast aroma, quite a good best bitter, good peppery hop/spic sting on end. Actually really nice. Creamy and drinkable. 4.3%
Fin (18516) reviewed John Youngs Christmas Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle, Sainsburys, Kidlington, 31-10-06. Dark amber in colour, some cocoa and malty notes in the aroma, taste was similar with some nuttiness and hops, good but not as good as the Christmas Pudding from Youngs.
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed 175th Anniversary Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle. Deep and clear amber. Lasting off-white head. Hoppy aroma. Intense and depth flavour of herbs, yeast and dark berries. Full bodied. Some alcohol notes towards the end. More than alright, but somehow a bit out of balance (The Lamb, London 18.09.2006).
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Kew Brew from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
500ml bottle at the splendid Calthorpe Arms in London. Clear golden coloured with a small head. Citric aroma. Flavour has notes of hops and sweet fruit. Vague bitter end. Pretty fair (17.09.2006).
Finn (18241) reviewed Celebration GBG 30 from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled 0,5l. Colden brown coloured. A large white head - lasting for a few minutes. A complex fruity flavour. Some roastedness. Full bodied. A lasting fruity aftertaste.
Irishboy (4684) reviewed Dirty Dicks Ale from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle; nose is of dark fruits, malts, and a tiny bit of hops; copper colored with a medium beige head; flavor of caramel malts, a bit of fruits, and some light hop bitterness.
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Golden Zest (Cask) from Young's 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Pint on cask at the nice Youngs pub Sekforde Arms in Clerkenwell (14.09.2006). Dark golden body with only a thin ring of foam. Typical refreshing summer ale with some fruity hops in aroma and taste.