 beerheart (237), Erie, Colorado, USA
Jan 17, 2007 Cloudy burnt orange pour. Full head. Nice lacing. Good carbonation. Apricots, toffee, apples smells. Full body, soft carbonation on tongue. Hints of apricots, sherry, marmelade. Clean fruity finish. This beer is very unique among English ales. The maltiness harkens to Scottish ales or even Belgian strong ales, but the fruity flavors seem unique among English ales. Great beer!
WeeHeavySD (2941), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jan 6, 2007 Bottle # 87626. Purchased at the Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA. Pours Orangey amber with a head that quickly dissapears. The aroma is light with really not very much there. The taste on the other hand is very nice and strong and sweet with notes of toffee caramel and a nice rounded malty body. Very well aged, I’m curious to a vertical with these one day. Plus the nice thing about rating a vintage beer like this is that whenver you rate it you know for a time that your beer has aged longer then the other raters.
merlin48 (509), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
Jan 2, 2007 Bottle no. 66051 pours a chill hazed copper amber body with a small beige head that soon falls into sporadic lace. Toffee and caramel aromas mingle with a vague fruity golden apple note and English hops. Medium body with soft carbonation and a signature mineral water feel. Taste is sherry like, featuring bitter herbal hops, toffee and caramel maltiness, red apple skins, and some alcohol. Deepens in complexity as it reaches room temperature. A splendid example of English craftmanship.
Hansen (2235), Randers, Denmark
Jan 1, 2007 A real good good-night-beer. Dark amber and a bit unclear. Not very much aroma, malt and alcohol. Real good flavor, malty, laqurice, coffee. Long lasting flavor.
maeib (4683), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Dec 31, 2006 Bottle no 47714. A slightly hazy reddy amber coloured beer with a short-lived beige coloured head. The aroma is vinuous and creamy. Leather and cigars. Marmalade notes also. Slightly fusty but very welcoming. The taste is delicious smoothness. Fruity and malty. Alcohol soaked chesterfields. English hops. A beautiful beer probably at its prime right about now. Never, ever drink these beers young, for you are mssing so much character and flavour. Must buy more of each year’s vintage. My last beer of 2006. Happy New Year all.
anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
Dec 30, 2006 Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber colour with a longlasting off-white head. Has warming malty aroma with hints of caramel. Sweet malty flavor with hints of of dark fruits and caramel. Long malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
chubbyhubby (11), England
Dec 28, 2006 Strong looking beer with a general strongly hopped aroma, the flavour is very thick tasting, malty with a lot of hops. Overall OK and quite complex.
Nejhleader (924), Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 15, 2006 good sweet honey aroma, good blend of hops and malts, has a bit of a roast malt taste, a very solid brew.
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