3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Hand pulled at JD Wetherspoon, Paradise Forum, Birmingham. A big powerful one. Orangey brown, with a nice beige head. Strong brandy flavour, with a crusty peppery finish that lingers in a tangy way. Slightly harsh big malt flavour. Very heavy for the ABV; I can’t quite make my mind up on this one, but on balance it’s probably too much for my tastes.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Drank at a pub based beer festival in Shropshire 14th Sept 2007(gravity poured pint).
Great dark colour, ruby red and clear, firm biege head that stayed the distance.
Fruity, hoppy and interesting aroma.
The fruitiness within the fullbodied taste gives this beer a wonderful flavour.
The taste clings to your palat, this is a good beer. Glad I re-introduced myself to it, I won’t wait so long between visits again.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ O’Hara’s Freehouse. Rated on 07.03.2011
Aroma has bready malt, some hay and hints of toffee. Flavour has toffee, bready malt, some biscuits and hay. Decent, but kind of flat, boring and easy to forget.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in the Holly Bush NW3. A very dark coloured ale with hint of ruby. Roasty malted smell, taste is quite full and complex with malt, fruit cake but also a herbal bitterness in the finish. Drinks well for strength - had a few of these and noticed it this morning! A good wintry ale.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
#1355 cask; Nose Is mint, decent caramel, mushroom, little walnut, weak late rubber, feel Is medium, taste is sweet mint, little alcohol, cream, walnut, late velvet mediumsweet roasted malt
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Mawsons Arms, Fullers. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Orange colour. Moderate malty and hopy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Nice caramellic notes. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Great beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Fullers. Huge creamy fully lasting head. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, nuts, fruits, malt and hops. Medium bodied and medium carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@C4. Pours copper with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, grass and earthy hop. Flavour is malt, grass and light flower. Medium bitter aftertaste.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and a little roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 110212
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
0,5 l bottle as a gift.
Poured clear brown some copper/reddish tones, nice foamy off white head. Toasted caramel and nut, light hoppy aroma, malt and some fruits in the nose. Medium bodied one with a fruity flavor, caramel and hoppy bit on the tongue. Herbal bitterness in the finish. Not bad, not exciting, very drinkable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
First tasted this in Coanes, Johnstone in August 1994. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear dark amber in colour with russet highlights and a creamy thick head. Strong ovaltine aroma with yeasty bread notes. Thick creamy mouthfeel and superb lacing. Pale malt complex gives a rich maltloaf base with juicy raisins and caramel flavours. Hop resins give a earthy flavour with citric overtones in the smooth aftertaste. Finish is malty and robust with maple syrup, thick cut marmalade and soft brown sugar. An excellent ESB and ideal for a session.
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