3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Reddish brown with a creamy head. Aroma and flavour of malt, hops, spice and fruit.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: NOV 10, 2011 Re-rate 11/7/11: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks tomer. Malt, caramel, honey, fruits, a bit of graininess and a bit of hops. 5/3/5/3/10=2.6
Re-rate 7/24/11: Bottle sample at a Fuller’s tasting at Porter & Sons. Deep red-amber with a beige head. Aroma of lots of malt, caramel and fruits. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, honey, some toastiness, fruits and a drier finish with some slightly earthy bitter hoppiness and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied. 6/4/6/3/12=3.1
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks zvikar! Deep red-ruby color with a medium beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, light smoke hints and earthy hop notes. Sweet and malty flavor with biscuits, some fruity notes and a bitter finish with nice British earthy hops. Medium-bodied. 6/4/7/3/14=3.4
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a creamy off-white head on a hazy amber colored body. Aroma is heavy and sweet with malt, hops, fruit and oranges - very nice and tempting. Flavor is malty and spicy with pepper and toffee notes. A thick and flavorfull mouthful. Very nice!
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 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
50cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Clear ruby amber colour, dense off white head, looks stunning. Aroma of toasted malts, caramel, coffee, hint of cabbage but not in a bad way, nutmeg. Flavour is light sweet, malty, some coffee/moccha, bitter roast, amber malts, bit of caramel, firm hoppy light fruity bitter finish. Medium bodied, slick. Really nice beer imo.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle best before 20/jun/06. A decent fermented fruit aroma to this beer. Amber body with large head and good lacing. A rich spicey apple flavor some caramelized body to this one. Dry fruity aftertaste on palate. Another good beer pick out for me by my wife.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. 04.19.04. Pour is a tarnished brass, highlighted in amber tones. The head is huge and brainy, eggshell. Aromas are of sweet malts, cakey (?), slight spicey bitterness, coriander. The flavors have similar notes. As with the last beer tonight, I am noting a distinct salt flavor. (Is my palate corrupted today?) The finish tends towards cream, butter, sugared fruits. It's not such distinct beer, but it is evidently well-crafted. An interesting example.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Wow, yet another superb Fullers product - probably the best one I've tried so far. A dark, red/purple colour, with a stable head, and enticing musty aroma. A massive fruit hit grabs you on the first sip - strawberry and blackcurrant mainly, with a crisp jet of hops on the finish. Satisfying, full, thick beer, with a a hint of strength that lingers nicely in your throat.
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