3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from: mainbrew.com
Visual: Deep red brown, creamy head, good lacework.
Nose: Toffee, dark crystal malt, mild brittish hops.
Palate: Figs, caramel, toffee, burnt sugar, butter, a small amount of hops, full bodied, and creamy.
Conclusion: A classic strong brittish ale and a great evening beer to be paired with a cigar.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear amber with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, dried fruit, malty, caramel and hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and quite bitter. Dry and bitter finish. Very nice. 010211
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
caramel, floral, hoppy.
Very good beer, similar in style to Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma is rich biscuit, berry and dark fruits, bread. Appearance is ruby brown with small white tan head. Taste is biscuit, bread, berry, plum, caramel, earthy, hint of roast. Palate is medium. Crisp but malty. Overall a tasty beer. Palate is perfect but taste is a little heavy on the biscuit for my liking.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottled. Very dark brass colour, with huge beige foamy head. Looks fantastic! Fruity malty nose. Aroma is fruits, malts with plums and raisins and sweet caramel notes. Fruity malty taste, with ever-lasting bitter hoppy finish. A top one on my list!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours amber born with a medium-small head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of caramel and perhaps hint of hops. Taste is malty sweet, some fruityness, caramel and biscuits with a small hint of bitterness into the dry finish. Medium bodied and medium carbonation. Very fine beer, excellent strong taste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Clear deep orange amber with thin off white head. Smells of mild sweet caramels, bready like a graham cracker with it’s sugar and spice. Taste reveals much more of medium earthy hops after the initial malts and yeasts pass your tongue. some alcohol...flavors are subtle and linger a bit after the finish. lip smacin’. Nice medium body and carbonation. Bitter and dry hops in the finish along with mild alcohol warmth. Enjoyed the balance of hops, malts, alcohol and carbonation in this brew. not as flavorful as I expected but still very good.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pint bottle. Chestnut brown with red hues and beige head. Biscuits, bread and raspberries in nose. Complex malty and fruity aroma.,,might be some apricot or peach in there as well. Very malty focussed with some light grassy/hayer hops in finish. Malt is not overly sweet or caramelly - though those characters are there - but is more about dough and toast. Perfect balance. Medium mouthfeel. Great English ale!
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