7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grass, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, lemon citrus, fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110803]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2011
at 09:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at The Clachlan, London. Pours dark brown with a thick, creamy beige head. Aroma is a beauty, tons of rich, roasted mocha with pine and mild grapefruit poking through. Flavor is really fantastically well balanced. There is lots of dry, roasted malts, subtle cocoa and scorched earth, some tar, leaves and pine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Touches of smoke to finish, more dry roasted malts, baking cocoa, bitterness of florals, pine and earth. Very solid beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2011
at 11:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at The Pontefract Castle, London. Pours a clear, pale gold with a medium, white head. Glorious nose of fresh grass, grapefruit, straw and crackers. Flavor follows through well with a really meaty bitterness of ripe citrus and grass, along with sun-kissed malts and grain. Light to medium bodied with fine, delicate carbonation. Clean, dry and fresh finish, some lovely citrus, almost tangy, and lingering grass. Mild sugar balances it out. This is really superb stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2011
at 10:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Curlers Rest. Golden colour, off-white head. Nose is massive fruits, citrus and grapefruit. Flavour is fresh citric, grapefruit. Zesty, bitter and juicy. Fruity finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2011
at 05:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours cloudy yellow with a creamy white head and lacings. Floral, citrus and hay. Citrussy and lemon flavor - very crisp and hoppy. Smooth. Lovely.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2011
at 06:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Southampton Arms, 139 Highgate Road, London, Greater London England NW5 1LE.Clear dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate malt, coffee, licorice, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, salmiak lakrids - ammonia liquorice, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101231]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2011
at 11:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Originally rated on 22.4.2010. Hoppy, malty and bitter IPA. Okay.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2011
at 02:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
RBESG 2010, bottle at Johnny’s Off License, Rome
Black color, creamy head. Aroma of roasted malt, cardboard, yeast. Flavor of chocolate and roasted malt, sandy, very yeasty, with light liquorice, not peated at all.
Black color, creamy head. Aroma of roasted malt, cardboard, yeast. Flavor of chocolate and roasted malt, sandy, very yeasty, with light liquorice, not peated at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2011
at 07:12
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
RBESG 2010, cask at Brasserie 4:20
Hazy light amber color; medium head (the sparkler). Aroma of white refined sugar, and light yeast, not the best expected one. Flavor is on the line as well, with dry toffee and similar white sugar feeling, and light green apples; correct bitterness. Drinkable, but out of target, and some fermentation excess.
Hazy light amber color; medium head (the sparkler). Aroma of white refined sugar, and light yeast, not the best expected one. Flavor is on the line as well, with dry toffee and similar white sugar feeling, and light green apples; correct bitterness. Drinkable, but out of target, and some fermentation excess.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2011
at 07:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber color with red shades; small head. Good malty aroma, with a cheesy/yeasty head, and some fruits. Strong body, round, sweet caramel/toffee, fruity hops; but the yeast character quite clashes with the American IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2011
at 07:09