notalush (7339) reviewed Winter Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Thanks to TheCheeseMan for this - this bottle has been sitting in my fridge for a couple of weeks, and I’m sick of looking at it every time I go in there to grab a pickle or some cheese of something, so here we go - fizzy dark ruby beer - minimal, poorly sustained head - the aroma starts things off in a promising direction, with loads of spices and herbs (cinnamon, nutmeg, rosemary, thyme, peppercorns), and an underlying caramel/cocoa/nutty sweetness - the flavor is tart and acidic - at first, I thought this was infected, but additional sips made me believe this was intentional - underneath this, that complex spice combination from the aroma comes through, as well as a light caramel sweetness - quite a bit of tart, nearly sour cherry character throughout - near the end, the beer gets very peppery and warming, with the slightest hint of chocolate - finish of lingering herbs and astringent acidity - I’m still not entirely sure this bottle is what the brewer intended it to be - either way, it’s a so-so drinking experience.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Golden Wheat Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Ledgers Liquors. Orange tinged gold color with a fizzy white head that went poof. Aromas of citrus and grain. Medium body with fizzy carbonation. Whoa! The first flavor is barnyard. Excellent. There’s hop, grain and some florality, but this is really interesting stuff. More like a real saison than standard old American wheat ale. And at 5% this is sessionable funk!
Oakes (33493) reviewed Winter Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark brown colour. Murky. Rich, chocolate aroma with good fruit and spice as well. Very spicy palate with light chocolate notes.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Winter Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Ledgers Liquor. Pours a dark ruby color with a fine four-finger tan head. Aromas of cocoa, malt and spice. Flavor is somewhat mild chili over chocolate. Quite a spicy treat. Body is medium with fine carbonation. Finish comes on chocolate/cocoa with a little chili - not really hot, just chili. Really well done.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Stock Porter from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
June 2008 Bottle. Pours with a large, light brown, creamy head and a black body. Great lacing and head retention. Aroma of dark fruits, coffee, milk chocolate, oak and some vinous spiciness. Taste is lactose, dry coffee grounds, milk chocolate, vinous elements with plums. Lively bubbles and creamy mouthfeel.
bb (18428) reviewed Winter Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Rich amber beer with an off-white head. Slight dark fruit, caramel aroma. Berry fruit and caramel flavor with some spice. Medium body. Fruit, caramel, spice, andbready malts linger.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed California Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from South Bay Drug; corked and caged. Clear amber color with a slight white head. Aroma is somewhat caramel malt with mild fruit and a touch of yeast or sour. Near medium body with carbonation that is noticeable, but not spritzy. There are light fruity notes, possibly a bit of citrous zest. The malt sweetness is mild, everpresent, but not excessive. Pleasant, suggestive of a lighter Belgian ale.
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed California Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear amber with medium off white head. Sweet and mild hoppy aroma with caramel and yeasty notes. Sweet flavor with yeasty, caramel and fruity notes. Ends sweet.
fonefan (84534) reviewed California Ale from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 75cl. @ Amerikaner blindsmagning @ Papsoe, Bottle #07.]Unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruit acidic, light to moderate yeasty, barnyard acidic. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light acidc and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (190608)
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Stock Porter from Telegraph Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at Lucky Baldwin. A deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel and malt, as well as lighter notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet and very malty as well as rather roasted and with strong notes of caramel, and alcohol that tickles the tongue, and somewhere in between it all a light note of chocolate mixes in.