Tripplebrew (486), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Jan 25, 2008 Pours a very clear amber with very little white head. Very light aroma, just a bit of caramel. Taste of apples, caramel and hops with a bitter finish. A light, smooth ESB--not a lot of carbonation and light alcohol. Decent choice for bitter especially in its price range. Brix (371), Denmark Jan 25, 2008 Tasted 2008-01-25. Fresh bottle. Pours clear, amber coloured with off white head. A little too clean for my liking. Aroma is bit soapy. Some pineapples and hops present. Same boring flavours. I expect more from a beer in this price class. joekfsu (138), Boardman, Ohio, USA Jan 24, 2008 11.2 oz bottle. Pours copper/amber with a 2 to 3 cm white head that is quickly diminishing. Aroma is very light, mostly caramel. Flavor is balanced between malts and hops, aftertaste is slightly bitter but lasting. Great lacing, no noted carbonation, no hints of alcohol. Very drinkable, but I would prefer the London Pride over this selection. BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA Jan 24, 2008 (English) Med-Amber color, with nice Hoppy smell. Med-Head, with kind of Bitter aftertaste. But recommended!!!! MWS (10), Central, Illinois, USA Jan 23, 2008 Liquid crack. Body, flavor, and appearance are all spectacular. This beer defines "balance." No particular flavor grabs or jars, but the overall impression is magnificent. afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA Jan 23, 2008 bottle. nice amber color with a medium off white head that lasts throughout the entire glass leaving a nice trail of lace behind it. smells of sweet caramelized malts. drinks very smooth with a long bitter finish. doesn’t grab you by the cojones but is a very nice drinkable beer. mullet2007 (198), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada Jan 23, 2008 Pours a beautiful deep amber to light copper color with a nice long lasting slightly off white head that leaves tons of lacing. Smells like delicious caramel malts, but not too sickeningly sweet, just pleasant. There’s also some fruity kind of hops. Together it sort of smells like raisins or something along those lines. Taste is a bit like a dumbed down barley wine. Very fruity, dark fruits though, sort of like raisins and plums and the like. Lots of caramel, and a nice bitter finish. Carbonation is a bit low for personal preference, but it’s creamy as it could possibly want to be. Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland Jan 23, 2008 0.5 l bottle. Amber color with small head. Caramelly and candyish aroma with perfumed hops, fruity esters and marmelade. Bittersweet, caramelly, candyish and biscuity flavor with notes of fruity esters and resiny english hops. Too much candy for me but this is still very tasty.
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