3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Black Bull, Coniston. Coppery-amber, flat with scant lace. Sweet, yeasty aroma has lots of sultana. Also berry shortcake. The body is thick and rich. The flavors are all coconut macaroon, toasted coconut. Also dates wrapped in candied orange or lemon peel. Interesting.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black Bull Inn, from the tap. Not had a chance to try Coniston’s own Barley wine before, and on tap too. Just a half, mind, Landlord. Amber coloured, head lasts a brief time. Spicey aroma (kept quite cool in the cellar, so not as big as expected), sweet at first as expected. Spicey fruit, sort of apple and cinnamon but not quite. Not as obviously alcoholic as it is. It’s some pokey old tackle,and proper dangerously drinkable too.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Coppers in Newcastle. Bright amber coloured with a sweet toffee and honey? flavour with vanilla notes in the smooth warming finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at the 2012 NWAF, Manchester. Pours a dark golden colour with a thin beige head. Aroma is quite sweet with candy sugar, barley and alcohol. Similar sweet caramel and treacle flavours with alcohol quite prominent. A little dry with a long warming alcohol hum.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the NWAF, Manchester. Dark brown amber with a head smaller than that guy on Beetlejuice. Not much going on that grabbed my attention, which is odd seeing as this is packing some knackers.. Too sweet for me, some fruit and a hint of boozy cake.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled at chriso’s. Clear bronze colour, no head. Vinous mature caramel aroma. Sweet wit hfull body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramlly malt and white wine. Warming finish with low bitterness. Nice!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled. Golden colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, alcohol, sweet malts, mild grains as well as some slight wooden notes. Flavour is fruits, alcohol, mild gluelike sweetness as well as some floral and sweet malty notes as well.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle, Coppers, Ncl. Loads of plum jam and fruit cake flavours. Sherry notes and whisky undertones. Amazed at the pale amber appearance, poured very flat and the flavour intensifies with progress. Maybe one I should have left to mature, but the temptation was too much. Robust and so well made
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
275ml bottle.
Clear medium gold, thin white head.
Complex, malty aroma, marzipan, walnuts, dried fruits, apricots, figs, quite spicy.
Semi-sweet, full bodied, high bitterness, balanced CO2.
Malty, comlex taste, almonds, marzipan, walnuts, dried figs, apricots, spices, yeast.
Finishes rather dry, will probably age beautifully. (2011-10-09)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. An amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, and caramel, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at NWAF, 2011. Amber pour, no head. Rich toffee aromas with orchard fruits and caramel. Toffee, treacle and crisp red apple flavours. Good alcohol burn. Bitter-sweet and warming finish. Nice.
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