4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle, Baxters outlet, Selkirk. A big, robust brew, good sweet malt and plenty of hops on the palate, thick off-white head, long lingering finish. Lovely!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Euston Tap. Pours clear amber with medium, white head. Great earth and light pine hop aroma with some citrus and malts. Sweet, toasty malts in the flavor, with nice, earth and mild citrus bitterness. Medium in body with average carbonation. The balance of this beer is a highlight. Finishes great with a clean bitterness, further mild sweetness and some lingering earthen hops. Excellent beer.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 14, 2011 Cask @ The State Bar & bottle from The Scottish Real Ale Shop. Tropical fruit & vanilla aroma. Medium brown colour with a good head. Vanilla & citrus fruit flavour. Very smooth. Good one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Appellation Wines we wish you a hoppy Christmas tasting. Pours a golden colour with a thick beige head. A nutty aroma with caramel and Weetabix malt also. Similar flavours of chestnuts, roasty malt and a little coffee to finish. Moderate carbonation and a little CO2 prickle. Fairly bitter and very drinkable. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 11, 2010 Bottle from Oddbins. Amber colour, creamy off-white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, little wood polish and caramel. Flavour is caramel malts, fruity, some spices. Full bodied and a nice hop punch. Fairly bitter and slightly dry finish. Good stuff.
Rerate: cask @ The State. Full bodied and hoppy. + .3
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 4, 2011 More grapefruity on the nose this time. The palate is lovely and rich in the beginning and middle and just the perfect refreshing bitterness. What was I thinking!
Original Rating 16/03/11 = 5+3+6+4+11=2.9
50cl bottle. Pours amber with a good head. The nose has gentle pine aromas. The taste is grapefruit against a background of sweet maltiness. The palate is medium-bodied with a creamy texture and a sharp refreshing finish. Overall this is an enjoyable balanced beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from brewery shop.
Pours amber with a fluffy white head, gentle sweet nose and fruity malt flavours. Warming finish with a hint of spicy hops.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at home. Dark red/amber, thin white head. Nose is malty, slight chestnuts, slight cinnamon, spicy hops. Sweet red fruit malty palate, slightly grassy hop finish. Straightforward but moreish. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
[500ml bottle, Appellation Wines, Edinburgh] The antidote to Christmas? It would explain the lack of major spicing in this one – it pours a copper colour with a decent white head. Aromas of hops and a slight whiff of smoke. Fruity hops on the palate, good balance of malt, slightly smoky dry aftertaste. Not a Christmas beer, more a year-round drinker. Another great session beer from Fyne Ales [17122010]
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle that my dad brought along, consumed 25.12.10 Pours dark amber this is fruity and with a little bit of body, tasty with nice hoppy flavour and good malty backbone. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
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