3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled (brewed at Svaneke Bryghus). Cloudy amber, rich head. Dryish and heavily hoppy with strong crystal malt flavour. Resiny bitter finish. A bit unpolished.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle during Copenhagen Oldage in May 2006 - not sure whether it was actually at the festival or elsewhere (crap notes). Noted at 4.8% but it’s a bit of a scrawl. Copper colour. Big butterscotch aroma. A bit better on the palate - creamy toffee and caramel malt - although not exactly what I’d expect in an ESB. Not really a big hop presence either. I think something is amiss here. Would have flagged for re-rate but, since the brewery is defunct, that’s a no-hoper.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled.
Amber with beige head. Aroma of malt. Flavor is caramel with hints of roasted malt.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
50 cL botte, thanks to Hildigöltur. Pours hazy orange and with a dense light orange to light brown head. Heavy barley and malt aroma, almost whiskey like. Flavour seems slight oxidised, but holds a deep caramel malt with a mild chocolate note. Slight acidic note at first. Finish holds more of the same malt flavour.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Average beige fizzy head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Amber color with a light cloudy look. Bread, toffee, fruit, grain. Light bodied with a soft carbonation. Light sweet flavour with some underlying bitter notes. Light bitter finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle: Slightly hazy, amber coloured, no head to speak of, stronger fruity-malty nose with a distinctive "english" hoppy aroma; strong bitter flavour; typical fruity-malty finish with a good dash of bitterness, almost no carbonation. Typical "english" taste, a bit flat.........
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle, courtesy of Hildigöltur & Dixen) Hazy, chestnut colour with a tiny creamy layer. Moderately sweet toast-malty aroma with notes of caramel and a subtle fruity and slightly piney hoppy touch. Bitter flavour with a light malty sweetness, light bodied with a flat carbonation. Matured, slightly toasty malty taste with caramel and a lasting bitter hoppy finish. An overripe beer, that is still pretty drinkable without infection.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Fynske Øldage 2005, Odense. Warm golden and hazy. The aroma has notes of fruit, roasted malt and sweetness. The flavour is surprisingly sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, fruit and the finish has a very nice bitterness.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
One of my favorite styles, but not at Fuller-level. Sweet and mediumbitter. Drinkability at mediumlevel, but in fact ok.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Heavy hoppy aroma. Creamy off-white initial appearance. Good lasing. Mostly lasting longevity. Cloudy orange body. Heavy bitter initial flavour. Medium palate.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Amber colour. Aroma of hops and caramel. Flavour is bit sweet, malty, quite hoppy, bitter finish.
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