 ogglethorp (804), Ohio, USA
Mar 23, 2007
Bottle via GrbDg, thanks cliff! Pours brownish-copper with a decent sized beige colored head. Aroma is caramel maltiness, with some citrus fruit popping through. Flavor is caramel, raisins, brown sugar, dried apricot, some citrus, alcohol. Palate is medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweet, warming finish. Solid.
GRM (923), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Nov 30, 2008 Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 11 JUN 2009, purchased at the LCBO on October 4 2008, savoured on November 23 2008; eye: burnt orange, hazy, no effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, some lacing; nose: lots of caramelized malt, good presence of bittering hops, candied fruits; mouth: caramelized malt, candied fruits, hops, finale in caramelized malt with a good presence of hops, mild astringency, not much carbonation, mildly sweet and bitter, medium body; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 11 juin 2009, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 24 novembre 2008; œil : orange brûlée, voilée, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, un peu de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt caramélisé, bonne présence de houblon amérisant, fruits confits; bouche : malt caramélisé, fruits confits, houblon, finale en malt caramélisé avec une bonne présence de houblon, astringence moyenne, peu carbonatée, moyennement amère et sucrée, corps moyen, riche; en résumé : bien
Elkas (4), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
does not count  Nov 28, 2008 Wonderful aroma and flavour. Beautiful colour. Glad this has been brought to Ontario.
mullet2007 (158), Newfoundland, Canada
Nov 20, 2008 Pours a hazy deep brown bordering on burgundy with a creamy 2 finger tan head. Lots of lacing. If nothing else, so far, it’s beautiful to look at. Smell is faint, a little bit of spicyness actually. A little bit more roasted malts than caramel malts, and a tiny bit of hop bitterness. Nice smell, but a bit too faint. Flavour is nice, some faint dark fruits, and tiny bit of hop bitterness. Some nice strong malt flavours there too. Carbonation is low, but nice for the style, and it’s pretty chewy. Very nice beer.
floydian1 (10), FNQ, Australia
Oct 31, 2008 Bottle. Nice dark amber colour with a moderate lingering white head. Fruity nutty aromas. Quite sweet on the palate but finishes with a nice dry bitterness. More sessionable than its alcohol content suggests.. A fine English strong ale.
mightynev (12), braintree, Essex, England
Oct 28, 2008 28/10/2008.
Bottle,Dark brown with a long lasting off white head,
Aroma’s of malt,mollases and vine fruits.
Leading to a rich flavour of sweet malt,christmas cake,and fruit.
Quite a pleasant subtle dry bitterness in the finish.
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