3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle- pours hazy nut brown iwth a beigish head. smells strongly of butterscotch and nuts.caramel, and shortbread. tastes caramel short bread with strong lemon zing. very complex.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle bought at The Cave. Beige, bubbly head slowly fading over a clear golden-brown body. Laces well. Aroma of red and dark fruits. Pleasantly flavoured with dark fruits added by caramel malts and bitter spices towards the ending. Fresh fruity mouthfeel (hotel room, Glasgow 13.04.2012).
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50cl bottle from CM-Vantaa. BBE 03/2013. Poured mahogany color with a white lasting head, lacing. Aroma has ryebread and toffeeish notes. Flavor has caramel, hops, toffee. Dry, bitter finish. Medium carbonation. Nice aftertaste, leaves a satisfying taste that makes you long for another sip. Light to medium bodied.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled (from K Citymarket Lielahti, Tampere). Reddish amber colour with a mediumsized beige foamy head. Aroma is mild crystal malts, some bready notes as well as some floral, fruity and quite herbal and spicy notes. Flavour is mild toasted notes, some crystal malty crispyness as well as fruity and floral with a gentle bitterness kicking in. Pleasant tonguetickling carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours light brown with a medium head. Aroma crystal malts, citrus, brown sugar. A nice balance of English hops. Not Bad.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled 500ml (K-Kamppi, lot 103, BBE 11/2012)
Clear amber-red color, small off-white head, some lace. Nutty, rye-bready aroma with light hints of citrus. Light bodied. Bready and nutty flavor, lots of caramel/crystal malts. Light bitterness and sour note. A bit too sweet bitter for my liking.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle. Nice dark full-bodied beer with a thin head. A bit fruity, berries or currants?
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Sophie’s bar, Leith. Pours clear red with off white head. Slightly musty aroma, some caramel. Taste is nice, caramel, biscuit, toffee, slight hop finish. Well balanced, decent.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
ambrata buona schiuma piuttosto persistente naso maltato piuttosto floreale e fruttato buon malto non molto amara
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
AROMA: bread, dough
APPEARANCE: amber, clear, frothy,
TASTE: light sweetness, lightly bitter,
PALATE: light body, thin feel, average carbonation
OVERALL: non-descriptive, watery
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500 ml bottle. BBE 11/2012.
Pours an amber colour with a white thick head. Aroma of strong raisins, nuts and some herbs with light vegetable-like notes. Flavour of toasted malts, nuts, hay, floral hops with light citrus. Medium bodied, slick mouthfeel and a quite dry, light sweet and bitter finish. Good.
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