Mes_and_Sim (4320), Highgate, Greater London, England Mar 28, 2007 A Mes rate:
Cask at Bar Fringe, Manchester. Chestnut brown colour. Slightly tart fruity notes and some tarry maltyness. A little liquorice in there too. For me it just didnt balance out quite right.
leaparsons (3897), Leicester, Leicestershire, England Aug 15, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown/red with a small head. aromas are chocolate malts with herbal notes and some liquorice. Some vegetable notes. Flavours are sweet molasses with chocolate and coffee. Yeasty and spritzy with hints of salt. Metallic, herbal and dry on the finish. Magic_dave6 (3665), London, Greater London, England Jun 11, 2008 Bottle thanks to ronnie. Alround rating: A good solid esb, spicey and malty, fliural with sweeter notes, slightly smokey malt too. Decent effort. reakt (809), Greater London, England Jan 7, 2008 Cask @ Pembury fest. Deep amber with a thin off white head. Dark fruit, toffee and sweet toasty malt. A little old ale tartness but nothing special. Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England Sep 18, 2007 Aug 07 Cask conditioned @ Old Silk Mill, Derby. Roasty toasty toffee with mild hoppy finish. Pleasant enough at first but a bit much after a pint.
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