4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
19th July 2011
Cloudy brown beer, good off white head. Light airy semi dry palate. Sourish with an alarming trace of soap. Maybe a little honey. Dry minerally finish. Oh dear! Infected surely? Another poor beer from this once great brewer - really hope they can get it together again.
Cloudy brown beer, good off white head. Light airy semi dry palate. Sourish with an alarming trace of soap. Maybe a little honey. Dry minerally finish. Oh dear! Infected surely? Another poor beer from this once great brewer - really hope they can get it together again.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2011
at 14:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Pig’s Ear 2008, bottled November 2006, 4 years old
Hazy amber color; almost flat. The malt and caramel aroma is quite nice; there is also some alcohol; a bit nutty. Very sweet, caramel and malt flavor, mellow, with a nutty touch. Considering the 14%, the alcohol is quite hidden. It doesn’t show signs of age or oxidisation. As I love Barley Wines, this is a good sweet juice, even if without big complexity; the version of the following year is more complex; this one goes well if you look for sugars.
Hazy amber color; almost flat. The malt and caramel aroma is quite nice; there is also some alcohol; a bit nutty. Very sweet, caramel and malt flavor, mellow, with a nutty touch. Considering the 14%, the alcohol is quite hidden. It doesn’t show signs of age or oxidisation. As I love Barley Wines, this is a good sweet juice, even if without big complexity; the version of the following year is more complex; this one goes well if you look for sugars.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2011
at 10:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2010-08-21, bottle from Pig’s Ear 2008, brewed in 2007, 3 years old, 6-4-7-3-15=35
Dark amber color; very small head. Light malt aroma. Good caramel flavor, well balanced, with a little alcohol but overall hiding well the ABV. Tasted side to side with the original version, it has more complexity, in the flavor, but it loses something with the aroma.
2009-05-29, bottle courtesy of Theis, brewed in 2007, 2 years old, 6-4-8-4-15=37
Hazy dark amber color with red shades. The aroma is strongly vegetables. It has a quite good malt and caramel flavor, sweet, solid, with a good bitterness. Warming alcohol. Pleasant, and not showing signs of age.
Dark amber color; very small head. Light malt aroma. Good caramel flavor, well balanced, with a little alcohol but overall hiding well the ABV. Tasted side to side with the original version, it has more complexity, in the flavor, but it loses something with the aroma.
2009-05-29, bottle courtesy of Theis, brewed in 2007, 2 years old, 6-4-8-4-15=37
Hazy dark amber color with red shades. The aroma is strongly vegetables. It has a quite good malt and caramel flavor, sweet, solid, with a good bitterness. Warming alcohol. Pleasant, and not showing signs of age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2011
at 10:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12th July 2011
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Bright clear gold beer. Suddy white head. Light dry palate. Trace of sulphur but nothing too bad. Mildly bitter orange and grapefruit hops. Just poky enough to be interesting. Dry finish. Ok.
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Bright clear gold beer. Suddy white head. Light dry palate. Trace of sulphur but nothing too bad. Mildly bitter orange and grapefruit hops. Just poky enough to be interesting. Dry finish. Ok.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2011
at 10:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Copied from barely eligible scrawl possibly written whilst inebriated Amber pour with a white head. Caramel and citrus nose, almost chemical (i’d actually written ’comical’ in my note book!). Citrus, peach and herb flavours. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2011
at 07:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle shared with Nick at the Euston Tap. Pours dark brown with a big, light tan, foam head. The aroma quickly gave away this beer’s poor condition. Though not an old bottle by any means, there is an obvious sourness to the malts. Also detectable are some mild roast notes. Flavor too has sourness and you can just pick out the roast notes. Not very sweet. Medium in body with average carbonation. Some roasty malts to finish but overshadowed by the sourness. Too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2011
at 08:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
shared by papsoe. cloudy yellow, smooth white head. dry bitter ginger aroma, yeast. flavor is bitter, ginger, yeast, faint malts.
Tried
on 03 May 2011
at 10:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is spiced, ginger and citrusy. Citrusy, ginger and spiced. Lingering spiced and citrusy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2011
at 09:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a lacing white head. Comes gushing. Fresh ginger aroma. Medium body, low carbonation, sweet malt and fruity with distinct gingery notes - never burning though. Some late hops. 030511
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2011
at 09:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask condition at Pigs Ear BF 2010. Hazy amber colour with thin beige head. Some rose petal fruit. Bit bland for such a strong beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2011
at 01:49