3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Really good. Malty. Crisp finish. Excellent. Fresh pour. Cask conditioned. Yellow in color. Good beer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
I'm just not a fan - too watery, like drinking really thin leather rather than chewing on it - all the appropriate malty rich flavors are there (fruit, caramelized sugar - definitively toffeeish) but diminished overall.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark amber with a earthy, fruity aroma. Smooth, sweet malt taste balanced with just enough hops to give it a nice bitter, somewhat nutty, finish.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: AUG 27, 2005 Wow, this beer was amazing! Dark translucent ale with a froth, beige head, decent lacing. Smells of dates and caramel and honey, something fruity about it as well. Very well-balanced flavor. One of the best ales I’ve ever had, I would definately recommend this one!
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice on a warm saturday afternoon. refreshing. Amber color, medium head. Nothing special, but sweet and hops.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
reddish/amber color, thick and creamy beige head...lasting. aroma is quite citrusy and hoppy and lots of berries. flavor is loaded with spicy hops and berry flavors. i could drink this one often.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Deep ruby, clear, rich but quickly vanishing head. Aroma of malt and blueberries(!). Fruity and bold. Raisin, dates and licorice are prominent. Salty and rich, but with clean, simple malt profile. Warming peppery finish with lingering grassy hop bitterness. Packed with flavour, but points are deducted for it's plain malt profile.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours deep mahogany with a large beige head. Decent retention too. Lovely strong toffee/caramel malt aroma hits you first. Theres some dark fruit and sappy hops there too. Lovely smooth full body. Starts bittersweet with strong caramel overtones. Finish is slightly roast, with a bit of coffee and hop flavour present. Bitter Taste lingers for quite a while. Lovely strong ale, with heaps of character.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 24, 2004 Surprisingly impressed with this one. Ruby red and a sturdy white head. The aroma is grain, smoke, and I don't know, cheese, maybe? Hop up front, the cranberry and apple flavors sneak in, finishes somehow fruity and dry at the same time. Nice beer.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
nice bronze color, high specific gravity. Robust maltiness, nothing stands out. Decent hoppiness but malts prevail. Good but nothing to write home about
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