2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Babington Arms (JDW) Derby. Dark reddish/black body, wispy white head, thin damp aroma with hint of sweettness, malty in the mouth followed by a thick sweetness, bitter toffee notes through the finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
bottle, rbesg08 grand tasting. dark copper with not much of a head; simple aroma of caramel and sultanas; slightl musty with not much sign of alcohol; hard to get excited about
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at White Cross Beer Festival. Deep ruby almost black with a huge crisp cream head. Chocolatey malt smells and a rich cocoa malt taste. No alcohol burn, just a smooth rich wintery mouthful. Nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
First tasted this at the Glasgow Winter Beer Festival in February 1997. Cask, gravity dispense. Dull black in colour with a thin tan coloured head. Strong aroma of roast malt and coffee. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Dark malt complex with rich maltloaf base laden with roast coffee, dark chocolate, treacle toffee,sultanas and syrupy dates. Slight dryness from the spicy hop resins but this soon fades as sweetness returns in the malty, roasted hazelnut praline finish. Very easy to drink due to the thin mouthfeel but the potency is there and well hidden like a true Old Ale. Highly recommended.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask-conditioned at the Staple Hill Oak (JDW), Bristol 1/1/10. Chestnut coloured with a frothy, off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, drinking chocolate and dates with some earthy hops. Flavour was similar, with the chocolate to the fore, plenty of caramel and a long bitter finish. A very good winter beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Hazyamber with a lasting off-white head. Malty and fruity aroma. Dry and malty flavour with fruity yeast notes.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(6/29/08) Bottle sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. My notes say "Norman’s Extra Strong Ale", but I guess this is the one. Deep red with a medium beige head. Aroma of malt, some toastiness, light honey notes and notes of hops. Sweetish malty flavor with some toastiness and caramel, some fruits, light honey notes and a slightly drier finish. Medium-bodied.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle at RBESG08. Alround rating: Iv got this as a spicey strong pale ale rather than an old ale? Alc peppery, yet thin. Annoying as this is a beer iv wanted to try for ages.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle @ the RBESG08 Grand Tasting.
Pours brown with a small, creamy, beige head. Aroma has toffee and light hoppiness. Extremely thin mouthfeel - is this really 7 %? Weak flavour with a touch of toffee. Very boring.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle, RBESG08 Grand Tasting
Murky brown body. Full malty nose. Nothing else. Boring nutty malty taste, some spice and alcohol. Ok but far from special in my opinion.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle at RBESG ... Deep copper ... sweet malt ... rich sweet malts ... really quite nice ...
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