3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20[Bottle conditioned] In the nose and mouth I feel a touch of "gout d’Orval" which is not unpleasant. Hoppy, bitter but also fruity (berries, blackcurrant)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Cloudy chestnut colour with a slim cream head. Aroma has hops, malt and nuts with a whiff of fruit. Flavours are malty, hoppy and fruity. Medium bodied with a dry hoppy finish. Enjoyable.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
(cask at Akkurat, Stockholm) Clear dark amber with low dissapearing white foam. Toffee, almond, apples and floral hops in aroma. Toffee, light chocolate and raisin in flavour with notes of orange-peels. Thin bodied. Short grassy aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Brownish slightly cloudy. Some nuttiness and traces of fruit. Medium body-all round quite a reasonable bitter.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (Wenlock): Copper dark colour with a beige head. Tasty choc, toffee flavour with an earthy finish. Medium bodied. Drinkable session bitter.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London) Clear copper body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, melon, light raisin. Taste is mediums weet, raisin, melon, caramel. Watery light-medium body.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@The Wenlcok Arms, London. Mahogany colour. Apple and toffee in the aroma and flavour. Ever so lightly toasty. Sweet and a little stciky, with touches of alcohol, kinda boring.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask @ The Fountain, Cambridge, UK. 26th May 2005
Dark red to brown. Distinct taste of Bramling Cross hops and bitter almonds. Sweet and some toasted character. Spicy finish.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From A Bottle.Chestnut red in colour with a small head,
aroma is of lemon and hops,taste is of lemon,cloves and spices,finish is dry.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: APR 28, 2005 Bottled. Hazy dark red, creamy head. Inky, flowery aroma. Orangey and yeasty with notes of black currant. Some metal in a finish with low bitterness.
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