 TBone (6741), Pori, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 10, 2005 Bottled, vintage 2000 (BB 10/2006)
My 100th rated English beer
Dark ruby color, small mostly vanishing tanned head. Sweet berry-like aroma with oak, alcohol and licorice - like in a portwine. Medium to full-bodied. Tasty oaky tannine flavors with liquerish palate. Oily slightly alcoholic and hoppy bitter aftertaste. Palate just not hold 100% till the end but otherwise an outstanding beer.
gregarpp (12), Dyer, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 7, 2005 This is nice and dry.
Seems like the tannins dry my tongue
The smell is still fresh and fruity, not much hops.
The malt backbone is a bit gone...
Rather clear and dark.
KAggie97 (2438), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 2, 2005 Classic ale. Very enjoyable, with a nice balance of sweetness and bitterness. The alcohol is hid nicely, so drink slowly and savor the flavor. Improves as it warms.
ChristianScheffel (4507), Odense, Denmark
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 29, 2005 Dark brown with a lively off-white head. Big fruity nose, raisins and port. Excellent malt flavour, initially sweet and round, going on a sharp hops presence in the aftertaste.
Sigmund (2282), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 29, 2005 500 ml bottle, as "Greene King Strong Suffolk Vintage Ale", vintage 2000, sampled May 2005 at the Champion of the Thames, Cambridge. Served too cold from the fridge. Deep brown to ruby colour, large thick head. Vinous aroma, oak and claret, hints of English pipe tobacco. (One of the punters was smoking his pipe in the pub when I sampled this beer, but I swear the beer had some unsmoked pipe tobacco aroma too.) Vinous flavour (old port wine) with caramel and raisins. A bit too sweet for my taste (or maybe I was too drunk to fully appreciate the sweetness?)
FezMonkey (268), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 18, 2005 Dark ruby red with a medium sized frothy head. Sweat malt aroma and taste. It leaves a clean slightly sour palate. A nice beer.
mjg74 (1997), La Mesa, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 12, 2005 Pours a deep amber sort of a color. Very dark. Aroma is like a mixture of wine and maltiness. Very malty with a pretty roasty flavor. Also has an almost sangria like fruity sweetness that is hinted at somewhere in the palate. Rich tasting beer with alot of character.
Schultsc (483), Henderson, Nevada, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 8, 2005 Updated: Aug 15, 2005This is a very interesting ale. It has a nice bit of sweetness complimented by a multitude of secondary flavors and a great mouth feel. There’s a bit of caramel, very subtle banana, and dark fruits. A touch of hops and yeast characteristics blends nicely with a good alcohol structure. A very fine, interesting ale.
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