mR_fr0g (29176) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 12, 2018Bottle shared on Level 42, 05/02/2018. Many thanks! A clear pale amber coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is rustic brown sugars, light must, toffee, light raisin. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, brown malts, toffee, earthy nutty bread, light jammy. Palate is medium sweet, airy, light must, lowish carbonation. Not bad.
Leighton (33748) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 5, 2018Bottle shared in London a thanks to Dan. Pours clear orange with a small, creamy white head. So,e oxidation in the nose, ripe citrus, pale bread. Medium sweet flavour with more bread, marmalade, crackers, caramel. Medium bodied, oily, with soft carbonation. Lightly warming finish with some honey and caramel, more simple pale bread. Alright.
Theydon_Bois (40711) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - FEB 5, 2018Bottle split at L42, thanks to Danny, 05/02/18.
Rich amber with a decent light beige cap.
Nose is stewed fruits, dates, brown sugar melt, toffee, fruit loaf.
Taste comprises fruit loaf, light booze, toffee, prunes, dates, brown bread.
Full bodied, fine carboantion, semi drying close.
Mellow BW ... a trace of age ... no real detriment but lacks depth for the ABV,
Scopey (24234) - Oldmeldrum, SCOTLAND - FEB 5, 2018Bottle at L42. Bottle thanks to Dan. It pours clear deep amber - brown with a small white head. The aroma is woody, varnish, sticky toffee, caramel, brown bread, fruit ale, grainy and some booze soaked cake. The taste is slick, oily, toffee, caramel, chewy malt, brown bread, warming alcohol, tannin, leather, grainy with a dry finish. Medium - full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth -feel. Not a huge amount of depth. Fine enough.
Desverger (29281) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - FEB 5, 2018Bottle@London Team Bottle Share, London - Dark Amber pour with off white head. Sweet malty with some caramel malty notes, some dark dried fruit, teacle, medium body, hoppy backing, fruiry malty finish.
MrTipple (20415) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 5, 20185Feb2018 Sweet grain and cereal, caramel, dark molasses, dark, candied fruits, prunes. Clear brown, small, creamy, beige head. Medium sweet. More sweet, dark molasses, sweet grains, caramel, dark fruits, soft carbonation, full bodied. Decent, a touch one-dimensional. Bottle shared at L42 - thanks to The_Osprey!
tlind2 (1996) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JAN 21, 2018Bottle. Cloudy copper color, filmy off-white head. Sweet aroma of raisins, alcohol and hops. Alcohol is present in the flavor profile, but the finish is fairly balanced. Full body, very light carbonation. Not my favorite example of the style.
GIJOE (1269) - North Berwick, Maine, USA - MAY 29, 2017Pours a dark reddish amber with a fluffy white head that's gone quickly. Nose is roasted malt and caramel; notes of cherry and fig, booze. Taste is quite sweet up front. Bitter aftertaste. Nice brew.
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Leini (2075) - SWEDEN - JUN 5, 2016330ml bottle. Clear amber body with a minimal white head. Caramel, honey, figs, grass and dark sugars. Finishes a bit dry.
Vignale (7670) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 28, 2016Flaska från SB. Ca tre år gammal flaska, klar mahognyfärgad, nästan utan skum. Lätt men utvecklad doft, lätt madeiraiserad doft som liknar fattoner. Läder, torkad frukt, honung, kolaremmar, vanilj. Smaken som doften men aning fadd, särskilt eftersmaken, relativt tydlig beska och torr lite pepprig avslutning för en annars stiltypisk brittisk BW. Trevlig men saknar det där lilla extra.