 badgerben (3001), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Jul 15, 2005 Updated: Apr 12, 2008
English Beer #100. Dark red color with no head. Aroma of dried grapes. Oddly dry and smoky malt taste for a bitter. The hops and bitterness were played down so much I didn’t even notice them. Different, but good.
harrisoni (4930), Ashford, Kent, England
Jul 4, 2008 Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 08. Deep russet/orange/dark brown. Dryish aroma with some fruit. Decent strong dark beer. Not overly roasty, fruity or syrupy. Decent hop on end. Some really good malts. Balanced beer, bit of spice. Good and surprising.
yalnikim (630), Wellington, New Zealand
Jun 25, 2008 Tasted 25/06/2008. 500ml bottle from Regional Wines and Spirits, while watching "Into the Wild". Pours a bright chestnut reddish-brown with a thin beige head that collapses and laces lightly. Rich aroma of caramel, dark stewed fruit, a little spice, wood and liquourice. Rose-like esters with a light mineral note in behind. Rich malty character in the mouth, showing off nice darker crystal notes and a fruity spicy hop flavour. some pleasant oxidised notes in the malt flavour. A little wood and aniseed in the hop flourish - the combionation of flavours almost tends toward tartness. Off-dry finish with medium bitterness. Medium weight and light-medium carbonation. Possibly lacks a little complexity through the middle but is well made, nicely drinkable, and has travelled fairly well. Nice beer, good movie.
Aggie80 (674), Michigan, USA
Jun 11, 2008 Nice reddish brown pour with strong head and lacing. Earthy aroma with the malts predominating. Flavor is certainly malt and the sour/bitterness of the hops finishes it off at the end. Very nice!
twitcher (121), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 4, 2008 Not a good traveller? Bottle was purchased fresh on arrival from distributor, but seems like it ran into some travel problems. Otherwise, the brew is just sub-par.
Looks nice- dark muddy brown pour, healthy full off-white head that sticks around a lot. Smells of musty toasted earth and some drak fruit.
Overly sharp bitterness for the brew, invades the palate with sharp, slightly off-sour flavors. Bready, toasted biscuit malts flavors comes through too weakly.
bhensonb (2735), Woodland, California, USA
May 13, 2008 500 ml. bottle. Slightly sour, nutty, somewhat roasted malt aroma. Hazy red amber color with a decent beige head. Medium body with very creamy carbonation. This is something like an old ale. Think Gale’s Prize Old Ale. It’s malty, slightly sour, heading for dark fruit characteristics. Mmmm. Finish is heading towards dry, and there seems to be floral hop bitter. Bitter builds up with time. Quite the treat. Note: This is bottle conditioned, so it’s not likely to go off. It will age, and not taste like young/green ales. Suggests Fullers 1845 in a much less malty way.
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