2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury. Hazy copper/mahogany colour. Fudge aroma. Sweet and fruity with medium body and cushiony caramally malt. Some butterscotch and lactic tartness. Low bitterness. Unconvincing.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask @ Alloa Real Ale Festival 2011. Red - dark brownish colour, off-white head. Nose is caramel malts, wood polish. Flavour is slightly roasted malts, caramel. Slight sweet and hoppy finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500 ml bottle, from The Cheese & Wine Shop, Darlington. Copper colour, large to moderate off-white head. Strong and pleasant aroma of malts, caramel, raisins, dark dried fruits, blackcurrants, a hint of tobacco. Fruity flavour, notes of raisins and blackcurrants, also notes of caramel malts, but the beer is not too sweet. Moderate but sufficient hops in the finish. Very drinkable.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
yellow brown, mostly clear
wow. nice. kind of a warm cherry crumble. red fruit and granola baked in the oven. maybe some fig elements;
thin/med body, moderately fizzy
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask at Guildford Arms in Edinburgh - Pours dark amber and smells of caramel malt with a little hops. The flavor is mainly sweet malt with a bit of a hops bite. It’s medium bodied and has light bitterness in the finish. This brew is more fully flavored than the regular bitters.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark brown with a small beige head. Ashy aroma. Intensely sweet leathery burnt malt taste. Some bitterness. Say no more. Delicious.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from a farmshop near Amble, Northumberland, not BC. Raspberry jelly red swirled with a slender white lid. Sweet sweet toffeeish doppelbock aroma with a wring of old sock, jellied red fruit, marzipan, Schlenkerla and oily hop. Chocolate coated caramel, walnut, waxy prune, malt loaf and leather touches. Robust finish with earthy hops and malt, roast and a dab of rauch. Tasty stuff, mingling brown ale and deep doppelbock maltiness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@Peterborough Beer Festival, 2008. Thick dark brown looking beer. The aroma is strongly sweetly malty, with a touch of roasted’ness. The flavour is bitter, malty, smooth and slightly toffee. Overall a nice beer.
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