Brodie (540), Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA Aug 30, 2005 Smells very fruity, with caramel and spicy hops - very English, a little oxidized sherry/cardboard. Hazy ruby brown color, decent off-white head. Lots of caramel and ripe fruit in the flavor, although it seems a little watery, on the sweet side, a bit of roast malt and alcohol in the finish. Medium-full body, moderate carbonation. Good strong bitter. harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England Aug 30, 2005 Bottle from Adnams Brewery shop. Dark brown/red beer. Excellent aromas of rich dark fruits and some chocolate and coffee with roasted raisins. Full in mouth and slightly sweeter than the cask version (maybe due to the higher alcohol) but still an excellent strong bitter Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England Aug 27, 2005 Found in sainsburies and had no idea that this was going to be as good as it is. Aroma straing away i realise is dubble like, fruits and sweet. Taste very similar, though the hops are quite present at the end. Alround a pleasent suprise to GarethYoung and mine’s tasting session, of sainsburies new range of beers. DrBeer (777), Danderyd Stockholm, Sweden Aug 17, 2005 Dark copper with dense white head.
Roasted aroma with notes of soy sauce, anice and pears. Fruity.
Roasted flavor with notes of spices, licorice, hops and butter. Low, short bitterness. BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA Aug 16, 2005 Strong Dactyl - Good Malt aroma mild flavor Great balance between the malt and hops. Good bite at the finish. I liked this bitter. I would drink another. oh6gdx (8798), Vasa, Finland Aug 16, 2005 Bottled. Dark reddish brown, beige huge creamy head. Sweet caramellish malty aroma with a bit bitterness too. Strong bitter hoppy flavour along with malty hints. Bitterness dominating all the way through Biting carbonation. Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark Aug 15, 2005 A deep red beer with a nice orange-brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of black currant, cowberries, wood, and grapes. The flavor is sweet and very berry-like again black currant and cowberries, but also caramel and wood. Sigmund (2197), Hafrsfjord, Norway Aug 5, 2005 500 ml bottle, bought in Denmark. Deep copper coloured, very good off-white head. Nice aroma of dark fruits, leather, oak and caramel malts. Flavour is malty sweet with a certain alcoholic burn, but not unpleasant. Some raisin notes too. Decent hops and a peppery finish. Not bad at all.
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