 chriso (5418), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 5, 2004
Ginger colour. I would have had this down as a barley wine. As ST observes there was a very distinct sweet, resinous, US style hop aroma. Fruity malt and toffee in the flavour, with the hops persisting to maintain the balance. Clean finish. Not too sticky. Quite impressive. Cask (gravity dispense) at Peterborough Beer Festival.
DonMagi (5603), bantervile, Bedfordshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 2, 2008 Cask in the counting house. Aroma is peppery, malt based, sweet syrupy, notes of lemon. Taste is again spicey, sweet as, loads of malt toffee and caramalt, alc is evedent.
hughie (3181), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 18, 2008 Cask at ’Spoons, Milton Keynes. JDW’s tasting notes declare this is ’brewed in the style of a Belgian Triple.’ Orange amber with a small white head. Malty aroma. Initial sweetness in the taste is soon replaced by a delightful grainy background and a sharp hoppy finish. Good half (because they won’t serve you a pint thanks to the high ABV).
ChristianScheffel (4931), Odense, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 1, 2008 Amber with a small white head. Toffee, biscuit, orange and even some Christmas pudding in the aroma. Sweet and very spicy flavour with a dry finish.
HarryFlashman (469), Chatham, Kent, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 17, 2007 Sampled at the Medway Beer Festival 2007 - Tasted good at first - fruity and bitter, but ended up being hard to drink. A slightly obnoxious little number
anders37 (5049), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 3, 2007 Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2007. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty and slightly hoppy aroma. Sweet smooth warming malty flavor with hints of dark fruit. Sweet warming malty finish with a bitter aftertaste.
Svesse (2768), Hässelby, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2007 (Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Copper colour with brief beige head. Malty nose with notes of dried fruit and citrussy hops, rather sweet and a bit closed. Malty taste with tropical fruit and honey, slightly vinous but seductively easy to drink despite the high alcohol level. Full body, rather sweet and slightly syrupy mouthfeel. A bit too sweet for me, but very warming.
oh6gdx (9612), Vasa, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 29, 2007 Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is quite much alcohol along with some grassyness and slight fruityness. Flavour is sweet fruits, some alcohol and bitterness. Surprisingly interesting and good brew.
harrisoni (7113), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 18, 2007 Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. It’s Winter Champion beer of Britain, so I was excited by this. Amber, thin beige head. Good barley wine aroma, it is a bit sweet, but you’d expect that, intense toffee and grapefruit. It’s a good barley wine, takes you to a cloudy, fluffy, cotton wool world. Peppery hop. Hot alcohol. Some nice toffee. Great effect.
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