4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml Bottle pours brown with a short creamy offwhite head. Aromas of caramle, roasted malts, and a bit of raisins. Flavor is nice caramel sweetness, raisins, roasted malts, a little bit of nutty, and earthy flavor as well. Palate is medium bodied and creamy smooth. Somewhat dry on the finish with a small amount of hops. Easy to drink and pretty tasty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A rich dark caramel colored beer that shows ruby highlights. The flavor is a complex bready mix of malt, fruit and hops. Dry and smooth. Satifying.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUN 2, 2005 Bottle conditioned. Rich decadent aroma. Prunes and dates soaked in rum and port, biscuits, toasted almonds and nail polish. Sweet body with some alcohol but not much bitterness. Slightly rough carbonation. Complex strong ale with perhaps a bit too much going on. (8 4 7 3 17)
Re-rate. BCA. Fairly even balance of flavours. Some marmalade. (6 4 6 3 13)
(Average of two ratings)
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Copper to Ruby Coloring? Spice, fruit. Malt and Hops. Fullers is not my favorite by personal taste, but they make an excellent effort here...worth keeping some around to age.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
50cl bottle from systembolaget. Clear dark, redish amber with a medium off-white head that leaves a nice layer of foam after a few minutes. Yeasty, malty, and fruity aroma has a nice dustiness and citrus from the hops. This is thicker than I thought. Very full with gentle carbonation and slight stickyness. flavor is lots of sweet caramel malt with fruity notes all over, partially due to the citrus added by the hops. Very rich. firm hop character leads to a dry and bitter citrus peel finish; a stark change from the initial sweetness. Love the complexity. Love that Fullers yeast in there too; anchors the range nicely.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber with a thin head...smells very malty and sweet...tastes a little fruity and malty with a mild bitter finish...this is a good one folks...
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From a 500 ml bottle purchased locally, this poured a dark brown, with off white head that held up well, and left good lacing. Nose is caramel malts with hints of fruit and the mouthfeel is rich and creamy. Complex flavors and a long bitter finish. Enjoyable.
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