5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask. This to me seemed more of a pale ale. Poured a copper color with little head. It was not distinct and definitly was not a golden ale. It actually was nothing special but nothing bad either.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2006
at 00:05
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
50cl bottle-pours a 2 finger high foamy light tan head with hazy gold color. Aroma is grassy, grain, skunky, earthy, floral and doughy. Taste is malt with a bit of a bite. OK effervescence, flat aftertaste. Faint hops (although brewer calls it intense). Date stamped L05-076.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2006
at 21:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Nice amber colour, lightly hazy from tiny, floating yeast particles. Fine, creamy head. Lovely - no wonderful - fruity nose from the aroma hops. Malty, almost fatty body with loads of caramel sweetness and delicate notes from the hops. Only slightly bitter. Very delicious. 040805 and 150906
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2005
at 06:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Good hoppy nose to this golden beer with some citrus notes. Bit thin and unremarkable after that though. Doesnโt seem to know what it wants to be. Something like a hop slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2005
at 16:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Different from other bitters. Brown. Dominated by fruit and floral aromas and flavors. Much more complexity than most bitters. Very little bitterness.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2005
at 21:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask @ Old Toad. what a beer! a great english bitter. Zangy hop taste, with a wonderfully challenging bitter finish. I would drink this over most other beers on tap at my local english pub. Taste goes a little flat and dry, but that probably because im drinking it in america.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Nov 2004
at 13:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
You takes your chances when you buy a beer in a clear bottle imported from England as far as I am concerned. Luckily in this case there was no real cause for worry. The beer is a dark amber color with a compact white head. Minimal lacing. The aroma is lightly floral and musty hops. Medium-bodied with tart hops and fruit flavors. Some malt and grain asserts itself later, making this beer not really that bitter after all. The finish is lingering hops with a strange mineral water character. Overall not as bad as I was expecting, but not a beer I would seek out again any time soon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2004
at 17:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light anmber beer with very light malts aroma, not very interesting. Nice dry malts flavour with a biscuity quality, and light citrus/grapefruits. Nice balnce of hops in aftertaste. Light to medium body.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2004
at 08:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dutch ratebeer meeting. Hazy yellow/orange coloured, small head. Aroma of grapefruit and pear. Sour sweet taste, with a bitter palate.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2003
at 10:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at From The Vine monthly beer tasting Oct 13th, 2003: Rich amber color with a medium beige head. Quick lacing. Aroma of malt and caramel, along with a very faint skunkyness. Medium-bodied and kind of slick with equal parts sweet malt and hops. The finish is fairly dry with a hint of roasted malt. This beer never really asserts itself in any way.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2003
at 09:45