 chris_o (4395), London, Greater London, England
Apr 18, 2008
Bottle (bottle conditioned - Cropton version) from BeerRitz, Knaresborough. Attractive tawny/ruby colour with a modest off-white head. Very fruity aroma with some nutty malt too. Continuing fruity malt-loaf character on the palate. Not very hoppy but, as others have remarked, there’s a distinct sour fruit element - maybe cherries - on the palate. Fairly full mouthfeel with a developing herbal bitterness in the aftertaste. Quite tasty although a rather unusual choice for M&S to designate as their Yorkshire Ale as it is hardly a traditional Yorkshire bitter
azlondon (455), Greater London, England
Jul 1, 2008 Appearance: Dark brownish red. Good amount of off-white head. Shortlived. Sediments.
Aroma: Malt and flowery. Hops, slightly burnt.
Taste: Malt and spices. Slightly sour and bitter. Burnt.
Info: 500ml bottle, 28/1-2008
larsniclas (2735), Gothenburg, Sweden
Jun 17, 2008 Bottled. Thx rickgordon.
Hazy amber with a small, bubbly head.
Fresh and lsightly sourish aroma with citrus.
A bit thin body.
Flavour from hay, peat and tropical fruits.
hughie (2013), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
May 24, 2008 Cask, gravity, at Cambridge Beer Festival ’08. Dark amber. Strongly malty aroma with yeast. Taste is very sweet and malty, almost too honeyed for my taste. But there’s a strong hoppiness too, even a little citrus. Rather an aggressive bitter, which I have to say I didn’t particularly like
rickgordon (2939), Göteborg, Sweden
May 22, 2008 Bottled.
Amber colour. Pretty good malty aroma with notes of toffee and citrus. Very low flavour profile, if any at all. Low bitterness.
wheresthepath (180), Buckinghamshire, England
May 13, 2008 [500ml bottle - gift from Mum] Shared with Jim. Thick, creamy head which remained until the end. Smoother than the lively fizziness on pouring suggested. Very unusual flavour for an Englaish ale - sweet and very malty, with a lot of fruit. Oddly reminiscent of Chimay Red. Kept thinking "weird" rather than "nice", but imagine that if you drank more than a single bottle you would get used to it, and might like it more than 6/10 suggests. However, with something this sweet and malty you may struggle to drink more than a couple of bottles. Odd, but interesting.
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