 hughie (2059), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Mar 15, 2008 Dark red. Sweet mandarin aroma, quite appealing, that later developed some maltiness. Oily taste, rather thin, and consisting mainly of slightly surgical alcohol. A hint of coffee and some late bitterness. Despite the rather cute aroma, the overall effect is not to my taste.
scotty (723), Scotland
Feb 21, 2008 This was bought in Morrisons a while back, when poured it was VERY murky, almost opaque, head was ok tho! Flavourwise it was quite hoppy but overall it was unbalanced and, well...not very good! I bought a couple of bottles and both were the same, storage conditions perhaps?
Mes_and_Sim (3967), London, Greater London, England
Jan 22, 2008 A Mes rate: Gravicask at Manc Winter Fest.
Dirty golden brown coloured. Sorry for this but it smells like someone pooed their pants then sat on it for a few hours. Flavour is not quite so offensive but far from great. Hay, manure, lots of sweet malt and raw alcohol. Tases like it is some way from being ready and as a result, not great at all.
Fin (2026), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Jan 21, 2008 Cask at National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester 2008 Poured darkish brown some malt and sourness on the nose. Tasted very disappointing, really quite rough and fierce. The bitterness was good but aside from that I’m struggling for positives, sour at times and then the sweetness of the malts come through, it came across as a ropey homebrew I’m afraid.
Doppelganger (1087), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Nov 30, 2007 Cask, Blackfriars, Inverness. Had just a couple hours in Inverness between buses (not nearly long enough--what a pretty city), but Blackfriars is all of five minutes walk from the bus station, so I did have time for a couple of pints.
Pleasantly surprised to see something strongish on the tap list. A very dark copper, slight haze, small fine off-white layer of head. Rich gingerbread aroma, nice butter touch, a little hay. Flavor has a full Christmas pudding malt richness, ginger and cinnamon, some dried figs. The finish is surprisingly dry and clean, with just a little lingering grape skin. After a fairly long string modest and forgettable pints, this beer makes me very pleased. Extravagant and generous, rather than elegant or delicate. Just what I needed to fortify me for the long ride back South...
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