3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a cloudy dark amber with a small off white head. Smells very fruity, berries, grapes, plums, with a nice malty backbone. The taste is very easy drinking, pretty malty, with a little bit of sweetness. Definitely some bitterness to this beer as well. Pretty complex, alot of different flavors abound. Nice English brew.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hop aroma and flavor is the dominant element with a well-developed smooth and creamy feel. It’s hardy and full flavored without anything simple hammering at a single point.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. A solid year past the "best consumed before date". I don’t think it made any difference... because it tasted unbelievable. Strong roast malt and maple flavor with great balanced hop bitterness to off set sweetness. For a style that hasn’t impressed me previously, this is beyond my expectations. Will have 1845 again.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared in a train. Clear dark orange pour, thin off-white head that leaves lacing. Aroma is full of floral hops, ripe fruits, some licorice and a hint of grass. Flavor is bitter aged hops and a nice thick ripe fruit malt backbone. Very nice brew.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a nice brown with red edges, a great head and lace. A great malt aroma, with hints of fruit, mainly raisin. A very nice flavor, very smooth and fruity, an alcohol kick at the end. A damn good English strong.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle dated bast before 08/MAY/08. I’ve passed this beer over many times before because I didn’t like the date on the bottle. I was shocked to find one that still had a year left on it. Poured into an English pint. Dark copper amber with a big, everlasting, off white head. Nice cookie, or bready malt, quite a bit if ripe fruit esters, and a slight earthy hop nose. Sort of a cracker flavor, with some earthy-gritty-mushroom flavor. Very rich, full palate, with a dry finish. Really nice beer. A pure pleasure to drink.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Yummy. These are cellar-able and I have had bottles that were a year old and they mellow out nicely. A true hidden gem.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 12, 2008 Tried at Pizza Port’s Real Ale festival on cask. Nice malty aroma. Nice color. Above average beer I like it. I’ve seen it at the stores for a while, but this is the first time I’ve tried it.
Rerate: 4/11/08. Nice malty aroma. Easy to drink everyday beer. Exact same rating.
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