 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 Bottle @ pre-GBBF shindig, August 2009. Copper colour. Lots of spices in evidence. Spice dominates too much for me. Plus there are some cardboardy notes of oxidation. I didn’t really care for this but I guess, if you are more of a spice fan than I, it might hit the spot.
harrisoni (6947), Ashford, Kent, England
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Bottle at Chriso pre-GBBF tasting 09. Clear amber, lasting beige head. Spice. Tastes like Xmas cake but not in a good way. Too apple clove, too brown sugar. Nasty.
cgarvieuk (4273), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 Bottle at Chris-o’s Pre GBBF tasting and 2009 ... copper brown ... sweet wooody toffee nose ... odd toffee ... juicy malts ... some orange ... and pine ... nutmeg and cinamon
MesandSim (5979), London, Greater London, England
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 A Mes rate: bottle at the ever brilliant Chris O’s Pre GBBF Extravaganza.
Clean amber with a thin off white head. The aroma is pretty decent. Kinda like a U.S. IPA with a bit of nutmeg and liquorice. Sadly it’s dramatically downhill from here. The flavour is all sultanas and a shit load of spice. Sorry guys, I really can’t drink this. Nothing wrong with it really, I just hate sultanas.
hughie (3090), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Aug 1, 2009 At Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09. Brown with a small just off white head. Boiled raisin and treacle tart aroma. Taste of spices, dark fruits and orange. Rather phenolic. I see what they’re trying to achieve, though I don’t think they quite manage. Though maybe it’s a bit unfair to rate a Yuletide brew in August.
imdownthepub (5190), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 26, 2009 Bottled, 330ml from Beers of Europe, Norfolk. Reddish copper with white head. Mature and full seasonal ale, but with the addition of spices, i actually get the orange and nutmeg. Some caramel toffee in the finish, pretty reasonable.
johndoughty (2170), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 19, 2008 Bottle. Copper coloured and pored with no carbonation. Traces of cinnamon and spices with some fruitiness.My local brewery so i am glad to say that this is a very pleasant beer.
leaparsons (4756), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 23, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown and red with a large cream head. Aromas are weetabix and citrus with herbal notes and spices. Flavours are lemon and spiced oranges with toffee malts. Herbal and spicy towards the finish. Some metallic notes. Reasonable.
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