3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Helsinki Beer Festival 2004)
Not just brown ale - this is heading towards being a porter. Roasty aroma, refreshing taste, a little burnt and with subtle bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Vernon Arms, Liverpool 18/03/2004
Dark colour and slightly rich on the palate. Fruity with a dry hopy roast finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned @Angleterre, Helsinki
Dark ruby, almost opaque. Nice creamy tanned head. Sweet, hoppy and a bit roasted aroma (not very strong). Thin watery but smooth palate. Aftertaste has a licorice and lacks any bitterness. Quite OK and interesting session beer.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hand pulled at The Anchor, Birmningham. A chocolately, fruity brown/stouty/portery beer. Strawberry and orange flavours, with some cocoa also. Very dark brown colour, with a thin ring of froth and tiny lacing. Warm, rounded and quite tasty. Reminds me a little of Youngs Double Choc Stout and that's definitely a good thing.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Dark, deep red colour, clear and bright with little or no head. Sweet and sour flavour wish is derived from the mixture of malts and barley used. Unique beer that’s for sure.
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