6th April 2010
Clear but very dark red - brown beer. Apples and pears and a trace of emulsion paint on the nose. Fairly dry palate, low carbonation. Porter like. Dry dark malt, not bitter or roasty. Unusual fruits - cherry, melon and pear. Dry finish with a bitterish aftertaste. A little off the beaten track and quite drinkable.

5th April 2010
Wrote this down as Essex Spice. Clear amber - gold beer. Low carbonation, dry palate. Dry malt with a whisper of caramel. A little sweet pear flashes by before mildly bitter hop. Trace of banana in the dry finish. All right.

4th February 2010
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Opaque black beer. Light dry palate. Fairly sharp fruits - grapefruit, peach, apricot and grape offset by a little dark malt. Very light touch of chocolate. Nicely joined up. Pretty flavoursome for a mild and very drinkable!

Courtesy of Jan (fonefan), bb Feb 2012, possibly 2 years old
The color is very dark, almost black, with a generous but fizzy brownish head.
Although the bottle spent a good amount of time in a fridge, there may have been a refermentation, as the aroma is quite strange, gassy, sulfuric, a bit soapy; all that covers the mildly roasted malts; after some time the gas is gone, and the normal aroma of the beer appears, with mild but nice roasted malts, a bit creamy.
The body strength is correct, the mouthfeel is partially round; the flavor of medium chocolate with light roasted malts and caramel is good; the residual sweetness is very low in comparison to classic Barley Wines; the bitterness is quite low to, but the dark malts provide some balance; there are traces of liquorice.
A fairly good Old Ale.

6th December 2011
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear brown beer. Light dry palate. Smooth palate. Sweet malt and sweet spices. Cinnamon. Dried Christmas fruits. Allright.

bottle shared by papsoe at ungstrup\s dark amber, clear , smooth light brown head. very brown for a barley wine. mild aroma, slightly malty, slightly sweet. flavor is quite fruity, dark fruits, dried fruits. tastes a lot more like a quad than a barley wine.

shared by papsoe at ugstrups clear brown, smooth light brown head. mild aroma, faint dark fruits. flavor is roasted malty, dark fruits, quite complex, faint licorice, a bit stoutish for aquad, quite dark for a tripel.

Bottle 27,5 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours an opaque black with a beige head. Sweet dark fruit in the nose. Solid body, sweet overripe dark fruits, again the pruney kind, some brown sugar and a subtle roast. Warming alcohol finish. Very nice but more of a Dubbel or a Quad. 090212

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is overripe fruity and dark malty. Overripe fruity and light spiced. Thick malty and alcohol. Overripe fruity and dark malty into the finish.