 yngwie (3342), Kristiansand, Norway
Feb 28, 2007 Can. Not a world class beer, but a nice break from the pale Spanish lagers. It’s a clear, deep golden beer with a dense, off-white head leaving nice lacings. Bread, caramel, roasted notes and hints of butterscotch and some metal in the aroma. The flavor has breadcrusts, caramel, notes of metal and butterscotch. Medium, creamy mouthfeel. It’s quite pleasant, but a bit too metallic. (070210)
rauchbier (2860), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
Jan 25, 2006 Can, from Waitrose. Copper, good lasting off white head and gentle condition. Good mix of peppery resinous hop oil and sweet caramel in the aroma, still quite oily and hoppy in the mouth but wih a caramel sweetness that becomes a little too cloying with time, thankfully the hops come back to dominate the finish with a resinous bitterness muting any remaining caramel notes.
Joeh (1892), Buckinghamshire, England
Dec 7, 2005 Can from Waitrose. Fairly straight up canned strong bitter. Nice malty aroma. Flavour is malty, strongly flavoured, slightly alcoholic. Untidy fruity esters. Acceptable is all - 2 cans left.
tiggmtl (4157), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 11, 2005 Strong sherry and marzipan oxidised aroma but curiously appealing. Hazy amber-copper with lasting (!) off-white head that laces. Sweet, sherry-like flavours. Soft texture with low carbonation. Still very drinkable despite obvious signs of age and a bargain at 50p. Bottle (1979 vintage) sampled at GBBF 2005.
kook (2035), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Aug 18, 2005 Bottle (Henley Strong Ale) GBBF: Vintage 79, cheers Steve!! Cara malts in aroma, along with some oxidised cardboard notes. Ruby with a white head. Oxidised flavour, but still quite drinkable. Suprising!
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