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Brewed by Blackawton
Style: English Strong Ale
Saltash, England

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RATINGS: 8   MEAN: 3.03/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.98   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - Winter. Also available bottle conditioned.
The winter beer. A relaxing, warming infusion of fine malts with generous helpings of crystal and chocolate grain. Generously hopped with the fine aromas and bitterness of English Challenger and Progress hops make this a formidable brew. A final secret wintery twist makes this beer pure fireside nectar.
Ingredients: Pale malt, crystal malt, chocolate malt, torrefied wheat. Progress and Goldings hops. Mace, ginger and lemons.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
chriso (7065) - London, - MAY 6, 2005
Reddish colour. Slightly cloudy. Spicy aroma - nutmeg and coriander to the fore. More of the same on the palate. Some sour notes. Finishes quite dry, which is a good counterpoint to the spices. Plenty of grip, but not too extreme. I liked this one. Cask (gravity dispense), White Cliffs Beer Festival 2005.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - JAN 12, 2009
<i>Cask Conditioned at Wenlock Arms, London</i>
Dark mahogany color; thin creamy head. It’s an ordinary caramel brew (closer to a Mild than a Bitter), with a light cinnamon aroma and flavor. It doesn’t shake me.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Quack-Duck (5921) - Down South, GERMANY - DEC 21, 2008
bottle. Hazy dark brown colour, mid-sized beige head. Malty nose with a touch of spices. Medium-bodied, malty with hints of chocolate and shy flavours of spices and herbs (cloves, cinnamon, coriander...), with a fruity sourness. All in all a bit thin, but still nice.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
anders37 (9908) - Malmö, SWEDEN - DEC 28, 2007
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough. Pours a clear dark amber color with a small off-white head. Malty spicy aroma with some hints of ginger. Sweet malty spicy flavor with hints of ginger. Sweet spicy malty finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - DEC 30, 2006
Bottle.Dark and virtually stout like.Unusual earthy taste with a bit of sourness. What did they put in it to obtain this unusual and not really pleasant flavour?

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - DEC 22, 2005
Cask Stillage at the Formby Hall, Atherton 30/01/2003 Mid brown amber coloured with some sweetness. Slightly bitter dry lasting finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
SilkTork (4736) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - FEB 7, 2004
White Cliffs Winter Ales Fest. Gravity. Nutmeg aroma which appears again in a fairly average dark bitter base.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
austinpowers (2827) - New York, New York, USA - APR 15, 2003
The amateurish label, which looks like a schoolkid designed it, depicts a roaring fire, yet the beer is far from heat-inducing. Rather on the mild side, really. Sort of like a Blackawton Headstrong Lite. Bit sour.


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