ChrisG (31), Secunda, South Africa
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 20, 2005 Strong dark ruby beer with a quickly disapearing head. A slight sweet creamy taste. Very nice packaging. This is how a beer should taste.
 hughie (3181), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 13, 2005 Very dark red-brown colour with huge beige head. A little bit of sediment. Fruity aroma with a little yeast. Plummy, fig taste with some alcohol, a hint of sourness and a final touch of bitterness. Thanks to Morrison’s for stocking this great beer in its excellent retro bottle.
harrisoni (7114), Ashford, Kent, England
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 10, 2005 50cl stone crock from Morrisons. Dark ruby coloured beer with thick lasting tight beige head. Dark roasted malts, dark skinned fruits with chocolate, damsons and black cherry. Superb beer, lovely dark flavours. Slightly vinuous in mouth. Finish has some dryness. Bit one dimensional, but what a dimension.
Bloemart (257), Netherlands
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 31, 2001
ALLOVATE (1126), Perth, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 18, 2005 Aaahhh, I enjoyed this one. I don’t know whether it was the ceramic bottle and rustic label, the half litre serve or the nicely balanced sipping beer inside that won me over, but I did savour the moment to its fullest. Poured into a large chalice glass at just below room temperature. Opaque black body with brown coming through in the shallow of the glass and a sprinkling of yeast trapped in suspension. Head formed and dissipated back to a dense beige pad, lasted the length and left an abundance of lace. Dry and earthy cocoa and port-like nose with medicinal alcohol and yeast spices, tangy dark fruits and a hint of burnt malt. Quite wine-like in the mouth and full bodied, initial harsh carbonation waned quickly and the palate became soft, smooth and very dry. Plum-like aged fruits, peppery spices; dry, dark earthy malts, light bready yeast and only the lightest hint of alcohol just before a long warming, wine-like swallow. It wasn’t as full on as I had expected, but as it is the middle of winter here it did go down a treat. Nice, malty and warming, sipping beer. Got a few in the cellar now and I would like to see how they go after a few years. Disappointed that InBev are now in the driving seat, but it is just another brewery to be gobbled up by a tyrant. (500mL, 08/10/06, 7.3% ABV)
scotty (844), Scotland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 6, 2005 Terra cotta jug from Morrisons Hawick. A VERY lively brew, cork flew off almost as soon as the cradle was removed. Extemely dark, with a big frothy off white head. The nose is lovely, big and malty, big complex flavours assault the tongue and linger for ages...a big malty finish, truly a class act
DJH-Bird99 (208), Nijkerk, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 1, 2000 Unexpected good
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