4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20Deep dark brown almost black if not for the red tint. Frothy, lacy, disappearing, fizzy, beige head. Strong smell of caramel sweetness with malt, light roasted coffee, raisins and cherry. Lovely. Medium very oily body with mild carbonation. The taste is very rich, full of raisins, figs, cherry and an overall toffee, malt smoothness with a bitter cola, chocolate, licorice, and vanilla finish. Very sweet overall and a lasting bitterness. Very balanced and that leaves the mouth filled with dessert. An excellent Old Ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, caramel, sweet chocolate, licorice, sweet licorice, licorice konfekt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, caramel, caramelized caramel, licorice konfekt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120113]
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at home .. dark red brown ... thin lacing ... soft sweet toffee chocolate toffee cherry roast nose... light fizz ... sweet cherry fruits ... hint of cola ... dark chocolate ... hint of rum ... sweet smooth and nice
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[Bottle from Pallant of Arundel] Pours deep brown-black with a moderate beige head. Slight fizz. Smells of coffee and treacle. Treacle, figs, raisins and sweet black coffee in the first taste, balanced against a little bit of bitter chocolate. There’s a hint of very English dusty farmyard hops in there too. Vanilla ice cream and a slight oaky sourness come through in the finish. May be a bit sweet and sticky for some, but for me there was just enough bitterness and carbonation to cut through it. A lovely beer.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Very malty in the aroma, plenty of malts and chocolate in the taste. A real dark brown colour with no head at all, with a bitter taste to finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle picked up at Vale Brewery shop, Brill, Bucks. Had this in field at Towersey Festival, Oxon, w/e 20th-25th August 08 Pours dark brown with plenty of chocolate on the nose, quite malty and a little sweet at times with big push of molassess, still I rather enjoyed this beer.
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