3.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hoppy bitter dark brew with a clean finish.reminds me of surly furious. Good depth and quickly dissipating head.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Great frothy head, followed by a brilliant nose of (slight) caramel and red fruit. Good body and huge offensive slap in the face of grapefruit rind.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber pour. Classicly great strong ale with some power and bit behind it.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
March 2013 - draught at Craft Beer Co Islington. They also had the oaked version but I went for this one instead. Rich sweet caramel malts, rose water, sharp astringent floral bitterness which is marked but I’ve had a lot stronger. Coffee in the aftertaste. Overall I think the flavour is a bit confused. Not a big fan.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Loved this dark brew right from the frothy starting pour. The head is solid, small bubbles with lots plenty of life and staying power. A sweet, resinous flow over the tongue leaves a piquant aftertaste with bitterness that mellows after a short time leaving a full sensation of the flavor on the tongue. Inviting. Beguiling. Delightful. This is a brew you want to spend some time with.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber. Pours deep reddish brown with huge off-white head and plenty of lacing. Aroma is caramel, pine resin, some red fruit and nutty notes. Taste gives a big rich caramel hit, nutty malt, thick pine resin, some bitter pithy grapefruit, and red fruit. Lasting, mouthcoating pine resin and rich malt flavours. Medium/full mouthfeel. Big and bold: lives up to its name.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark but very clear amber color. Good head. Not much aroma. Not as malty tasting as it looks. Not bad at all for a change of pace.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
22 oz. bottle from local grocery store. Dark brown color with foamy head that quickly dissipated to some bubbles. Hoppy aroma. Boy, some solid hops -- bitter taste with a piney finish that lasts. Really enjoyable (if you a hop monster).
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a deep mahogany color with a tan frothy head. Smells of malts and underlying hops. Taste is a bitter malty taste with lots of piney hops to balance it out. Smooth with a bitter finish. Overall a very strong but good ale.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft. Very tasty, bitter, light foamy head. Smells like dry hops. Dark opaque amber. Low carbonation.
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