3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. I wouldn’t call this a bitter, leans more toward something like a old ale or an English strong ale, flavourwise. This is quite complex, yet maintains a soft mouthfeel. Lots of flavours come out. First some berry fruit fruit, toasty/caramelly malt, nuts and wood. Lightly sweet to start, with some tart, almost winey acidity/dryness. Smooth however, with some lightly smokey characters and more berries in the finish. Long finish. Quite interesting it has to be said, really tasty.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled, Reddish amber colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, mild earth as well as some mild cardboard as well as yeastyness. Flavour is fruits, floral notes, mild bready malts as well as some slight toffeeish and mild earth.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottled 500ml (BBE 09/2011, PBF)
Dark nut brown color, small off-white head. Cinnamon, clove, cardboardish nose. Light to medium bodied. Some caramel malts in the background, then quite clove spicey flavor with cardboardish
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
[500ml bottle, Beers of Europe, King’s Lynn] Really interesting nose - slightly acetic, some rich plummy fruit from the rum. Pours a deep brownish red with a very thin head. The primary flavour comes from the rum – a rich spiciness, slight sourness that gives a strangely ketchup-style flavour. Just not sure it’s that well-balanced, the flavours don’t add up to a convincing whole [04052009]
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark coloured body with ruby highlights. Ring of bubbles at the surface. Chocolate malts throughout along with balancing hops to the finish. Food friendly to a delicious roast and ale pie. Cask, half pint, at Rutland Arms, Sheffield 2 Oct 10.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask på Rutland Arms, Sheffield , Sheffield 2 Okt 10. Ekstremt mørkebrun. Lavt svakt farget nitroskum. Svak aroma av plommer. Smaken sherryaktig. Tørr søtlig sherryavslutning.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and spices, as well light notes of ginger. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of ginger and caramel, leading to a dry spicy finish - especially cardemomme. Thanks fonefan for sharing.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 50cl.
Light unclear medium amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, spicy - rum cask wood, light to moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (220808)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, rough, of-white head. Delicious fruit aroma – and some distinct Brett. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel and nuts and some fairly spicy notes. Lightly bitter finish. Doubt that the Brett was intended, but it really adds to the beer in a positive way. 220808
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Hazy copper with a small tan head. Caramel aroma, some earth and fruit. Grassy caramel with tart berries flavours. Medium body. Drinkable.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle, shared by fonefan. It pours an orange-golden slightly hazy body under a beige head of minimal height. More or less a layer of bubbles. Dusty, slightly citric nose with caramel and toffee. Caramel and some spiced notes in the flavor, along with a slightly funky note. Medium body. Dusty, citric and sour finish with some bitterness. Even though it’s a drinkable beer, there’s evidence of infection in it, which would probably have left it undrinkable in short time. (080822)
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