3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sold in New Zealand as"N B Nota Bene".
Dark red in colour nice white head. Yeasty/bready aroma. Warm mouthfeel.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
hazy brown amber. Dried apricot, chocolates touch of brandy and yeasty nose. Slightly sour, funky dried apricots, bubblegum and chocolate. A bit all over the place, but very idosyncratic. Tart yeasty finish. Interesting
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Dispensary Enoteca. Nice strong ale, with interesting sour notes. Aromas of apple and grain. Taste is sweet and sour, with long length. Palate is velvety, and full bodied. Brown, with no head.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Have you every been exposed to a work of art and while you can appreciate the amount of work that went into it, the final result just kind of leaves you cold. I think that’s what we have here. Lots of smooth, rich heavy flavors and aromas - maple, oak, molasses, honey, fig, that sort of thing - are in here. It just seems, I don’t know, uninspiring. It’s not you Ben Middlemiss Nota Bene, it’s me. Bottled in 2010, drank in Feb 2012.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Lots of malty sweetness. Nice clean aroma sublte sweet nose. Very enjoyable.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Beautifully malty with an impressive hop bite. Dark amber color, nice white head that’s not real thick but the lace hangs around for awhile. I just really like the hop forward profile of this abbey ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cl. Rusty coffee body with a lasting film of creamy head. Nose is chocolate caramel, spicy prune, orange, red wine. Flavor is orange, chocolate, earthy green herb, clove-spiced pear, tart berry. Also some hints of iodine and fresh cut wood. Medium body is sweetish but has a dry finish; and is slightly watery with medium carbonation.
0.7 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
Terrible! This beer was so bad I couldn’t even drink it. And I’ve previously finished VB, emu export and other highly offensive beers. Hugely disappionting, steer well clear of this.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 330 ml 2010 vintage
Aroma peppery, spicy, phenolic. Mid dryness from alcohol. Brown sugars, some vanilla with slight fruity hints. 7-
Appearance murky, cloudy thick amber with medium light (fizzy) top. Some lace.3+
Flavor and Palate : medium bodied. Frontal noted by wheat like hints, butterscotch , peppery with fairly gentle alcohol. Finishing fruity with hint of pear. Some harshness shown.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, 12C. Amber with an off-white head that fades to a coat but laces nicely. Aroma of oranges, grapes, coriander seed, cloves, leather. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Taste is initially sweet, then dries out. Layers of dried fruit, mellow and sourish oranges, medium sugars, tight spices. Brooding and interesting - the orange flavours alone are pretty complex - but for me wants for a little frivolity.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Thin head rich orange pour soft weak carbonation aromas dried fruit alcohol sweetness spice flavours sultanas raisins yeast a sweet note not much bitter caramel taste finish sweet tasting ale dried fruit malt the main aftertaste
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