3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Wetherspoons on Victoria Station. Copper coloured with a tight beige head; red fruit aroma; smooth and soft with a rich fruity toffee flavour with lots of depth from deeply roasted malts; the finish is dry with some spicy hops. Very drinkable.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask by handpump at Counting House, Glasgow - very faint fruit malt aroma, pours clear deep amber with an off white head, slight sourness
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted this in The Esquire House, Glasgow (JDW) in October 2007. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear dark mahogany in colour with a thin white head. Strong roast grain the long aroma. Thick creamy delicious mouthfeel and good lacing. Dark malts give digestive malt with smokey overtones and rich overipe figs. Slightly dry leather notes in the bitter aftertaste. Molasses in the sweet warming finish. Tastes like a stronger, better version of Ambeardextrous. Cracking session ale and well recommended.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
[Cask at the Three Crowns, Chippenham] Chestnut with a slight white head and no fizz. Some toffee, a hint of vanilla; dry finish with a little sour, earthy bitterness. Somehow made me think of a Greene King seasonal which put me right off.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ 3 Judges. Aroma is caramel malts, fruits. Flavour is caramel malts, fruits, slight sourness. Fairly dry finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Edgar Wallace. Pours a rich amber with a modest, white foam head. Aroma holds a good bit of bread and caramel, along with light fruits. Flavor is pretty sweet, with prominent caramel and leaves. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Finishes with strong, earthy and leafy bitterness, along with slight bread, wood and sugar. Decent.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the ’Grape and Grain’ beer festival, Crystal Palace. Dark brown pour with a red tint. Malts, caramel, chocolate and honey aromas. Flavours of raisins, malts and chocolate. Dry, malty finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ The New Wheatsheaf, 24 Southwark Street, Greater London, England SE1 1TY.
Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate to light heavey ceylon tea, moderate hoppy, tea. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100102]
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