2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Appearance: Dark brown, little head.
Aroma: Very fruity, ripe fruit. Malt.
Taste: Very fruity. Malty. Burnt.
Info: 500ml bottle, 30/3-2006
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet spicy - especially nutmeg coming thru. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, and herbs, leading to a dry and slightly acidic end.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Quite dark copper/bronze character. Full, chewy malt character with good depth. Quite low bitterness but that doesn’t seem to detract too much. Toffee character without hops can be problematic but it works well enough here. There’s a very slight sour edge on the finish that fits with the fact that its based on the Porter (which I didn’t realise).
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
(bottle, with thanks to pivnizub) Clear, dark amber coloured effervescent hue with a creamy off-white layer. Dusty, slightly sweet dark malty aroma with a sourish fruity touch. Slightly sweet flavour, malty, sourish-fruity (red berries) taste with notes of caramel; slightly bitter and yeasty tart finish. Reminds me of some mediocre brews from Belgium.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle: Hazy, small foamy layer, amber coloured; fruity and dark malty, almost toasted, and a bit sourish nose; sourish, slightly sweetish (fruity) flavour; malty, sourish, a bit tart and yeasty finish. Expensive and nasty.............
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask conditioned – handpump – GBBF. A dark brown coloured beer with a malty fruity aroma with some raisin notes. The taste is dry with good malts. Nothing exciting but drinkable.
1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
[Cask at GBBF] Brownish amber. Very appley. Medium sweet with some toffeeish malt and medium body. Green apple finish. I wasn’t having much luck with the Welsh beers at GBBF.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
1. Cask Handpump at the Star Inn, Huddersfield 03/12/2005
Mid brown coloured and slightly strong in alcohol with some soure fruit flavour. Slightly nutter and bitter full malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Cross Keys, Llandudno 01/05/2006
Fruity slightly rich aroma. Mid brown amber coloured slightly sweet and rich on the palate. Some bitterness in a crisp full malt finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Gravity cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2006. Amber. Smooth toasty nutty caramel malts. Light bitterness and quite drinkable.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gravity at Reading beer festival 2006. Brown. Bland ale. Some fizz, malt and cleanliness. Dull.
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