3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Cask from Gallas] Clear, deep amber, small, tight head. Rich aroma of pale malt, grapefruit hop aromas, with some floral nuances. Full body, malt sweetness balanced with a fruity hop finish. Great beer.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Standing order, edinburgh. Lovely deep amber color let down by a thin head. Not much aroma either. Great taste of malty hops, cinnamon, nutmeg and tasty spicyness. Overall a lovely ale let down by appearance and aroma but I might put that down to the taps going on my previous expense experiences of Atlases ales.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark amber. Buttery, piney spice aroma, really rather appealing. Sweet taste with some nutty spiciness and perhaps some orange. Slight bitterness. I really liked this.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On gravity at Tewkesbury beer festival, 4/2/2011. Put here with the other 2011 raitngs, although I guess it night be time to set up anew berr up against Orkney brewery. Medium brown in colour with a slight, off-white head. Aromas of marmalade, root ginger and cinnamon with some citrus hops. Flavour was sweetish, with earthy malts and warming spice used sparingly. Finish was dryish. An enjoyable winter beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Handpulled cask at the Three Guinees, Reading. Ruby brown with an off white head. A warming spicey ale with hints of orange zest and chocolate.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ The Muckle Cross Elgin
Dark amber..clear..thick dense white head.....good lacing
Aroma of christmas spices..rich caramel malts...some dough
Taste of christmas spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, no cloves, just right, good flavour and not overpowering), rich dark caramel malts..dark honey....bit of toffee...bit doughy...tastes better than Clootie Dumpling.
Palate...soft carb..medium body...sweet malts. Finish - malty...rich....christmas spices
Overall - seems like the same year’s spices as in Clootie but this is better. A really nice winter beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A Mes rate: Cask at Bar Fringe in Manchester. Superbly conditioned as all the casks at Fringe always are. Strange grapefruit and melon with some lovely aromatic hops coming through. Impressive head retention for what it is. Whiskey like finish with some grassy hops. Nice creamy palate.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
amber ale, with a deep fruit honeyish nose, and a slightly sweet long fruit spicy flavour
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A dark nut-brown beer with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of nuts and toffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruit, nuts, toffee, and citrusy hops, as well as a light touch of diacethyl.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask: Deep gold with a white head. Nice nutty sweet flavour. Strange fruity edge. Medium bodied with some berry notes.
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