3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20Clean malty aromas of caramel, toffee, and biscuit with earthy hops. Amber brown with a quickly fading head. Balanced with sweetness up front and a bitterness in the finish. Medium to full bodied with a bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle) Hazy amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, orange marmalade, treacle toffee, dried fruit, resin and earthy hops. Fruity, malty taste with notes of apricots, dried fruit, orange peel, caramel, treacle toffee, rye bread, honey and a certain earthy, resinous bitterness in a finish with a slight alcohol glow. More than medium body, fairly sweet. As usual, very tasty and nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(50 cl bottle from SuperBest; Bottle #040263) Pours a semi-clear dark amber with medium, off-white head. Beautiful lace and decent retention. Good regeneration. Aroma is malty with hints of bread, caramel and nuts. Oily texture, medium carbonation, full body and a sweet, warming and slightly astringent finish. Flavour is fruity, nutty and sweet. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma: very aromatic, sweet malt, fig, raisin, fugal hops.
Flavor: sweet raisin, prune, fig. Subtle hop and a short finish.
Don’t drink at 2 years of age. Give it at least 5 years.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle No. 88337 rated 02May12. Clear orange-dark golden amber colour, foam beige head that diminishes and aroma of caramel malt & orange rind. Taste is sweet caramel & toffee, tangy fruity orange, resin woody with a lingering spicy bitterness. Syrupy warming mouth feel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A - burnt orange / copper
S - HEavy on the candy corn / brown sugar. molasses
T - Hint to tobacco and oak. sugary sweet and dry finish
M - heavy body, thin mouthfeel
O - Interesting and doing the ’00, ’09 ’10 and ’11 side by side, it’s probably the best of the bunch
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Side by side with the 2000 vintage. Color on this is much clear and less murky. Nose is slightly more caramel malt and less dark fruit. Taste has much more hops with a much better cleaner malt profile. The 2000 was fun to try but this for sure. The carbonation adds a lot and the 2000 was nearly flat. At some juncture you just need to drinks these. This is pretty good. Two plus years is a nice time.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 ml bottle. Slightly hazy amber body with a fine off-white head. Relatively mild aroma of caramel malt with a hint of acetone, but not really annoying. Flavor is sweet, smooth malty, caramel and some bitterness. Fine body and a bit more pronounced bitterness in aftertaste. Pleasant and balanced.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20101126.
Pours clear copper color with a small head. Aroma of sweet ripe fruits, toffee, caramel malts and some syrup. Flavor of syrup, caramel malts, sweet ripe fruits, mild toffee and wooden notes. Decent, needs some aging though.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. I tried this when it was first released, then sat on this bottle for just over 2 years. It got better for sure. Luscious bready caramel with soft raisins, marzipan, and Christmas cake flavours. Creamy smooth mouthfeel. A fantastic English strong ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Drank May 2011. Copper with a white head. The aroma is full of strong toffee notes with some brown sugar and dark fruit. The alcohol is also present in the aroma. The flavor has notes of toffee, brown sugar, grass and alcohol. Low bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
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