 oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 3, 2008 Bottle: Strong Dark fruit aroma. Black cherries and citrus. Dark Brown/Amber light head, beautiful lacing. Sweet candy flavor upfront with smoked malts and a nice hop finish. Full bodied and extremely well balanced. More please!
milljam (584), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 3, 2008 Pours a clear, medium amber.....thin off-white head. Predominatly fruity aroma....with some candied sugar underneath (I guess you could say it is similar to fruit cake fruit, but I really hate fruit cake....and this has a good aroma to it). Also a subtle hint of spice. Crystal malts on the front, giving it a nice, sweet flavor, followed by a mixture of fruit, spice and hops (the Goldings come through nicely). Finish is clean, with little lingering flavor. A very drinkable beer.
matt7215 (1002), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 500 ml bottle. pours brown with a small off white head. aromas are sweet malts but not a lot goin on. flavours are pretty standard caramel malts with almost no hops. mouthfeel was thin. not bad, but overpriced mediocure english ale.
LadySusan (491), Ste-Therese, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 29, 2008 Bottle bought at the L.C.B.O. in Ottawa. The color is a dark brown with very little head. The aroma is sweet . The taste is also swwet of toffee and berry fruits to end with that great malt taste to make it a great beer to have again and again.
Ibrew2or3 (2848), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 0.5L bottle pours clear amber with rocky-frothy tan head and sheet lacing. Nice full aroma with prunes, gingerbread, molasses, cherries and fruit cake. Nice. The taste is much like the aroma starting with fruit cake, cherries and boysenberries. By midway malts enter the picture with roasted malts that move toward caramel and toffee notes. Into the finish malts mix with cherries and prunes. The only knock would be the thin-ish body. Nice brew.
I only noticed after I was done rating that this brew had a best by date of 10/NOV/05. I consumed it in Dec. 2007. It is certainly best by even a few more years.
saxo (3681), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 Bottle. Nice head with ok duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, hops, honey and caramel.
Sparky27 (1642), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 19, 2008 Pint bottle. Pours a dark tan color with a quickly dissipating light tan head. The aroma is roasted malt and caramel. Watery malt mouth feel with a decent, smooth finish. Decent ale overall.
Snojerk321 (2034), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 19, 2008 500ml bottle from BevMo Carmel Mountain. Pours a dark, slightly hazed amber. Medium sized beige head with decent lacing. Nose of candied fruits, caramel, honey, some hops as well. Somewhat dry ond smooth on the palate. A great english brew!
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