3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask) Clear, dark amber golden with a creamy, off-white head. Fat aroma of malt and nuts and classic British hops. Medium body with a very soft mouthfeel and a low carbonation. Plenty of caramel and nut accents and a distinct, dry bitterness. Excellent. 060208
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Cock & Bull, Auckland. Dark amber, creamy head. Some hay aroma. The obvious crystal malt character brings some toffee and clean, lifeless mouthfeel. There are notes of spun sugar, but aromatic hops are present in the finish. Medium bitterness. Average.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
on tap, brewtopia06. browny colour with a steady head. sherbet aroma, quite fresh and dry but a bit tinny
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 On handpull, a slight haze to the golden colour with a thick white foamy head. A nice flowery hop aroma with juicy malt. A strong malty flavour, a bit grainy for me though, but with some peachy fruit notes. The finish is long and moderately bitter. Sometimes the hops come through very green.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
OK, roll out that barrel and get the beer on the bar. Huh? Where are all those hops? They should be leaping out at me. Looks pretty good with its amber hue and creamy head but there is not a lot of hop presence in the nose.. Ditto the flavour. Without this vital character it is a bit one-dimensional and therefore disappointing. I hope to try this again to see how it is progressing.
2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
red/amber in colour with nice creamy head. no aroma, not even of fuggle hops. smooth dry flavour. maybe harsh but not use to drinking warm beer, worthy of a rerate.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 May 2006 (AIBA 2006-Rating 8) - Fruity hop sweet aroma. Brown-red colour, ordinary head and lacing. big steely hopped, light fruit and light roasted flavour. Hoppy and light roasted finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasted 13/06/2005. FYO 1.25L "flagoon" from Regional Wines and Spirits.
Reddish amber. Off-white, creamy, lacey, diminishing head. Toffee nose up front that also has woody, resinous, and slightly vinous notes. Maybe apple too. Mostly a toffee sweetness up front, that is sweet but toasty. Quite dry through the middle. A touch tannic at the back, slightly harsh. Medium body, low carbonation = good mouthfeel. Gets better as you go, very moreish. Love to give it a go on the hand pump.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Unfortunately the last time i tried this it was in really bad form, metallic and green apple....I’m going to give this a rating that it deserves from all the great times i’ve had drinking it!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hand pump through sparkler.
Clear deep brown/red with very good head retnention and lacing.
Aroma of earthy,marmalade,flowery english hops with a slight fruity estery background.
Taste of flowery hop with marmalade and slight mineral earthy background. Crystal malt balance with a nice crisp hop bitterness.
Nice.
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