2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask (gravity dispense), GBBF, August 2005. With so few dark beers on offer, I looked forward to every one I tried with some anticipation. But this one didn’t make too much of an impression. Not very dark. Rather undeveloped malt character. Sweet, soft and a bit dull. Not well conditioned.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the GBBF, Kensington Olympia 05/08/2005
Amber mid brown colour and hoppy. Floral aromas. Crisp lasting malt finish.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
[Cask at GBBF 2005] An amber beer with a small white head. The aroma is slightly roasted, while the flavor is yeasty with a dry end. Not my beer.
1.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 7/20
Sweet nutty notes to the malt forward aroma. Clear copper coloured body with low, white, fully diminishing head. Odd citrusy, pumpkin flavour with some notes of cocoa and butter and a cardboard like stale character. Medium body is sticky , slick and syrupy with low carbonation. Cask at GBBF 2005.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
[Cask conditioned] Amber coloured. Malty aroma. Sweet and malty flavour. Oxidized notes.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask @ GBBF 2005: Amber coloured. Clear. Off white head. BButtery and sweet fruity aroma. Flavour is light chocolatish, malty and somewhat artificial. Is watery and thin bodied. Is cloyingly sweet in the end.
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