2.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
poured a cloudy amber color with almost no head that dissipates to nothing but a ring that lingers along the wall of the glass. starts off with lots of carbonation and ends with a few bubble trails here and there. great aroma of hops, fruit maybe apricot or apple, toffee, caramel, and i think a kind of nut. mouth feel is nothing special almost like water and in the end it disappoints with an okay start of flavor that transitions into somewhat but not very bitter hops and gets drowned out by a very strong water taste. if i wanted water i would have bought a lager. sad.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
500 ml bottle. Light brown colour. Tall off-white head that clings to the glass. Nutty Northern Brewer-like aroma. Some sweet malts and some roasted malts. Nicely balanced. Crisp hop flavours with a solid hop bitterness that lingers a while. Medium-bodied and a little oily on the tongue. Nice bitter.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
watery and acidy is what i get. there has been a bit of fruit (punch) and licorice added in -for whatever purpose-. there is a decent carbonation and the flavors offer a degree of complexity. the palate is a bit slick and somewhat refreshing. not bad and not memorable. yes there is a sweetish and typical english type nutty albiet watery taste in there.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Amber coloured with aroma of caramel, various fruit, and toffee, maybe licourice? Quite a bitter and dry aftertaste. Quite a tasty bitter. Far from my favourite though.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: FEB 11, 2008 Pours with a nice thick and sudsy head with large bubbles throughout. Copper colored. Not much perfume: a mild aroma with hints of hop. However, the flavors are more assertive. A complex blend of fruity and bitter flavors, with the bitterness winning in the end. An apple-like, almost squash like nuttiness more apparent at the beginning is balanced by the hops at the end. A fun, perky palate. Overall, a supremely pleasant ale. I feel this one is underrated by Ratebeerians because of the general preference here for bigger beers.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
500 ml bottle poured a clear amber with a small lingering light amber head. Aromas of toffee, carmel, bread and fruitiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp. Flavors of biscuits, carmel, earthiness and a hint of fruit with a crisp lightly bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice pic! Copper colored Apricot/tangerine in the nose followed up by taste. Refreshing and Drinkable until the bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle. Pours a nice amber-orange colour with a lot of tan head. The aroma is typical to that of a bitter, with a little alcohol, not that impressive to me. But then the flavour opens up with some nice malts, toffee, caramel, the usuals, but well blended, and it finishes with some strong hops, to give way for the very bitter and dry after taste. A very decent brew indeed.
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