3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. Looks great - a dark reddish copper with a tan head; aroma of nutty roasted malts; dry and creamy to start with a hint of spice, then the sweet nutty malts show through; the finish is dry with some light chocolate from the malts. A satisfying pint.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A - Chocolate and dried fruit
A - Dark with thin lasting head
T - Slight sweet with roasted bitter
P - Medium and soft
O - Tasty
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask at The Rake, Southwark, London, 21 July 2011) Reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, caramel and raisins. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, caramel, prunes, toasty grain and a mild bitterness in the finish. Medium body, slightly sweet. Nice one.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at The Congress, Longton. Pours ruby with a beige head. Low carbonation, a very smoky start and finish. Excellent first impressions but it does get a bit much toward the end. Not something you could drink too much of but an excellent pint.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@Market Porter, London. Copper colour with a yellowish beige head. Aroma is bready and slightly toasted malts along with some mild wooden and vanillaish notes. Flavour is bready malts, mild nuttyness, some wooden and sappy notes.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(draught) pours a clear dark ruby colour with a frothy beige head. aroma of toasted malts and heavy espresso, milk chocolate, marshmallows, brown sugar and light dark fruits. flavour is mostly the same, lots of toasted grain and coffee over a sweet malty base, with hints of brown sugar and honeymelon. medium-bodied with soft carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Angel, Manchester, M4. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hints of chocolate. Fruity malty caramel and chocolate flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tried at the Market Porter. Perfect pint on a cold spring day...daylight savings starts today but it’s pretty cold and this went down a treat. Pours a deep ruby, beaten butter and sugar with vanilla on the nose. Touch of blackcurrant on the palate, big malty palate followed by a surprising dry hop finish. I thought this was more of an ESB than an old but enjoyable non the less
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ Devonshire Cat, Sheffield. Bedfordshire England S3 8GG.
Clear medium brown amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, toffee, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet amd light to moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (270708)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Bree Louise Deep ruddy-brown colour. Slightly hazy topped by a rich creamy tan head. Brown malts, toasted grains and lots of dried fruits. Cherry, apricots, peaches, raisins and bits of light cocoa as well. An unusual herbal malt component that reminds me of many of the darker ales I had in France. There is a light tartness on the back of this one that lends a slightly vineous flavour on the back. Quite an interesting pint.
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