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Brewed by Bath
Style: Bitter
Bristol, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 105   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.23   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Unfiltered; Bottle: Filtered.
Previously known as Barnstormer.
Rich in fruit with hints of chocolate, this full-bodied dark ale derives its’ character from deeply roasted malts. It is a complex but very satisfying beer.
Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt, crystal malt, wheat malt. Bramling Cross bittering hops, Golding aroma hops.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - OCT 21, 2008
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, milk chocolate, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Ungstrup (23918) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - FEB 6, 2009
Bottled. A deep red beer with a bubbly tan head. The aroma is very buttery combined with some caramel, metal, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes caramel, metal, butter, and bread, leading to a dry metallic finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 24, 2008
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, orangey brown with a small, creamy, beige head. Roasted aromas - perhaps also with some burned caramel. Medium-bodied, a little low in carbonation. Lovely notes of nuts and a little burned malts. The finish is dry with some malt astringency. 110208

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
yespr (22161) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - FEB 7, 2009
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild spiced and dense butterscotch. Mild malty, slight caramelish and medium dry butterish with a light spice note. Growing bitterness into a mild spiced finish. Goes a slight breadish malty and vague herbal too into the finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
oh6gdx (16000) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 19, 2008
Cask@GBBF2008. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is red berries along with some dark fruits. Flavour is dark fruits, some red berries and mild spicyness.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 5, 2002
Sampled cask conditioned. Dark brown. Sweet and fruity with nice soft maltiness and a roasty burnt aroma.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 7, 2009
Bottle at Nya Tröls, Malmö. Clear orange red coloured with a small off white head. Fruity aroma of cane sugar and butter. Fruity flavour of cane sugar, butter and hops. Hoppy finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 7, 2008
Cask, 4.5% at GBBF08. OK aroma, spicy, dark malts. Almost clear dark brown colour. The flavour has a little soy, some dark malts, hint of dust. 636313

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - DEC 9, 2008
<i>Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London</i>
Dark amber color. Toffee aroma, strong. Medium caramel and toffee flavor, quite soft mouthfeel, correct bitterness. Pleasant.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - AUG 7, 2008
Cloudy brown with tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and toffee notes. Flavor likewise with fruity and delicious hops. Ends bitter.


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