Subsidiaries
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Very hoppy - enjoyable. Citric hoppy (grapefruit, a little orangey). Hops abundant in flavor and aroma. Medium body keeps it well rounded.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2001
at 10:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Have to re-up this beer. Its previous 3.0 rating was clearly left-field. A re-sampling of it (bottle, 45-50 deg F) revealed a nicely caramelly ale with a bit of spicy and earthy hops around the edges, a balanced hoppy finish. Nice amber color.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2001
at 10:12
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Coffee/toasty flavour. Notably average.....................................
Tried
on 25 Nov 2000
at 12:14
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle rating (April 2005): Golden colour. Arom is deep hops. Cleansing bitterness, woody, slightly oxidized. Flavours are rather blunt - needs a punch of pale malt or a slap of citrus to come alive.
Tap rating (from March 2000):
Fantastic aroma with big American hops. But they serve this on nitrogen and that just makes the flavours collapse into a jumbled mess. Probably much better on bottle/cask/CO2. Ar 8; Ap 2; F 3; P 2; O 6
Tap rating (from March 2000):
Fantastic aroma with big American hops. But they serve this on nitrogen and that just makes the flavours collapse into a jumbled mess. Probably much better on bottle/cask/CO2. Ar 8; Ap 2; F 3; P 2; O 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2000
at 12:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Good quaffer with fruity/hoppy notes........................................
Tried
on 25 Nov 2000
at 12:10