3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Mahogany colored with an offwhite head. Nice roasty biscuit malt nose with a caramel biscuit taste. A really nice finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
16.9 oz bottle from.. well, I don’t remember. Pours a deep dark very hazy brownish dark amber color. Big tan bubbly head that is sticking around fairly prominently. Aromas are malty, sweet breads and caramel, very english with a wee touch of chocolatey creaminess with a touch of hoppy bitterness on the back end and a hint of booze. Initial is very malty with a strong bitterness on the back end. Biscuity malts with some sweetness mixed well with the bittering and notes of bitter chocolate mixed in. Very "cakey", as if a bakery put one in the bottle.Very strong malt profile balanced well with the very strong bittering hops. Alcohol is fairly apparent, even if it is only 6.3%. A very interesting beer indeed! Cheers for #200!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
(500 ml bottle (best before 10/9/09) via trade with IrishBoy, thanks Richard!) Pours coppery, medium-dark amber, looks fairly clear. Four big fingers of fairly sturdy biscuit head. Aroma is malt-dominated - egg, vanilla and milk caramel. Mouthfeel is fairly beefy and smooth. Only a tiny bit of prickliness. Flavor is malty in the fore - caramel, vanilla and light egg followed by a bitterness that tingles the tongue and builds toward finish providing a nice hoppy bitter bite in the finish. Nicely hopped beer. Pretty similar profile to the ESB but not quite as bold. Another nice straightforward beer from this brewery.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 30, 2008 A clear amber body wth a thick tan head, ths ale has a very smooth, balanced deeply complex flavor with some subtle spice notes.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Grape & gourmet in Va beach, Va. Copper pour with thick white head. Spicy hops aroma. Similar flavor with some caramel malts to balance the bitter
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml from Rodman’s, D.C. A younger cousin of the Fullers Vintage is my basic impression of this one. A full bodied amber pour, the nose is big and spicy with some lush caramel malts in there as well. Very nice smooth palate, with mellow malts, not too sweet at all.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a reddish amber with a tan head. Very hoppy in aroma and flavor. Not my favorite style but definitely a well brewed beer.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours red/amber with a fluffy white head. Sweet hoppy aromas. Very hoppy flavour, the alcoholic content makes for a peppery taste. Could only have one of these, very strong (but quite nice flavours).
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