2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at The Hope, Carshalton. It pours deep brown, with a thin off-white head. The nose is smoke, smoked ham, Bisto gravy, and starch. The taste is roasted malt, touch of smoke, charcoal and caramel, with a very dry finish. Thin body and soft carbonation. Too thin and dry, tough to drink much of.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask. Deep rust brown with red hints. Slight off white head. Smoky nose. Tastes of charcoal, sweet raisins, bready. Full finish, but without much bitterness. Not bad.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival, 17th & 18th February 2012 Dark brown with a touch of reddy glint and a small white head of dancing bubbles atop. Smokier than I was expecting with the smokiness in both mouth and on the nose. Dry, malty and the hops also showing, enjoyable stuff. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity cask at the Merton BF 2012. Dark red/ brown with an off white head. Smoke is very evident in the aroma and flavour. A little caramel and dry fresh UK hops in the finish. Better than some rauchbiers I’ve tried in Franconia. Surprisingly good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at Merton Beer Fest ’12. Dark brown with white head. There is certainly a smoky, bonfire note to the aroma, this follows into the beer, dryish, some caramel and fruit. Pretty reasonable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (CWAF2012, Friday)
Dark brown, loose head. Very gentle smoke aroma, mellow. Smokiness also in the taste, and with a loverly full bready roast backing it up. Anna and I agree, the smoke is this is basically perfect. There are bigger ones, but they enter the realm of being big smokey beers, this remains wonderfully in the realm of mellow.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On cask at The Bow Bar. Pours a very dark brown colour with a ruby glow. A fair light tan head and smoky aroma with caramel and chocolate notes. Similar smoky flavour with roasty malt, a dry finish and lingering smoke. Mildly bitter. Very nicely done.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle 500ml.
[ As 1648 Smoked Ale ].
Clear medium amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, leather, smoke, light plastic. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, plastic, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111208]
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask at bow ... ruby ... creamy tan head .... light smokey ... roast malt nose ... juicy malts ... light sweet roast ... light smoke ... light woody ... actually easy drinking
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask. A bit bitter and smoked roasty aroma but not much. Brown darkness. Light briwn head. Nice medium smoky taste. Medium sweetness but bitterness is bigger. Good beer
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