3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Deep ruby colour with slightly tan head. Aroma I found a little thin, but the taste more than made up for it. Malty, with great hop balance, some fruitiness and woodiness. The long bitter finish is great. Very nice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, pours a nice amber, taste is very english and smells so as well. it is a really solid brew, I like this one a lot. definitely a good. Really well balanced and it is quite strong.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Poured out of a 500ml bottle into an english pint.
Pours a dark copper/ruby with a 2 finger off-white head. Excellent head retention and lacing.
Smells of caramel and dried fruit, possibly some wood.
Taste is much like the smell. Slightly stronger woodsy notes with a caramel and toffee. A slightly drying finish along with a soft bitterness.
Mouthfeel is medium to full but does not impede drinkability
Overall a wonderful beer and an excellent example of the style. The perfect choice for a cool fall evening.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sweet perfection! dark amber body and frothy beige head, very bubbly with considerable lacing. Bouquet of yeasty caramelized malts. Flavor is reminiscent of that time my parents first gave me something sweet and delicious as a baby. Mouthfeel is very pleasant, although the aftertaste, albeit pleasant, lingers on and on and on (by no means is that negative, just an observation)...
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
500 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours deep copper in colour, with big caramel coloured head, tonnes of lacing. Aroma is Marris Otter malt, same flavour. Hints of nutmeg and ’Christmas’ spices. Really good!
4.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JAN 3, 2012 Tasted from bottle into tulip glass. Poured a deep reddish-brown color with full off-white foam, some retention, excellent lace. Aromas of mild English hops, fresh baked bread, caramelized brown sugar, boiled fruit preserves. Rich sweetness of a complex grainbill (toasty, biscuity, caramelly, roasty) stands up to a pronounced hops bitterness, tastes of roasted nuts, raisins, apricot, plum, black currants, cranberries, black licorice. Medium body and almost "chewy" mouthfeel. Superb bottle conditioning carbonation. Significant alcohol by volume, which is pleasantly warming but in no way harsh. As far as I’m concerned, this is one of the world’s greatest beers, and the very model for a big brown ale.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle, Sheffield, UK via Tesco. Sweet raisin aroma, some cinnamon and almost burnt malts. Sweet initially, then a long building dry hop flavour, resin and an earthy herbalness to the finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
500ml bottle cellar cool. Lovely spicy orangey aroma. Pours dark amber with a white head. Fruity marmalade and dundee cake flavour with warming alcohol. Delicious.
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