J.W. Lees Moonraker (Bottle)

Brewed by J.W. Lees
Style: English Strong Ale
Manchester, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Bottle at a Housewarming. Clear red/brown - offwhite head. High malty, berries, chocolate, fruity, light nutty, almost no hoppiness, boring. Aroma of wet dog and soap.

(Bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a spare light tan head. Flavor of caramel, tobacco, and sausage. Flavor of raisin, and sweet chocolate with an indescribable finish.

Bottle at home ... nice copper colour ... uninspired caramel hop nose ... sweet toffee fruity little syrupy ... odd metalic linger that lets it down a bit

I have to admit, I just didn't like this one. Caramelly colour, caramelly aroma, caramelly flavour. It's not for lack of vocabulary that this word is used so often...it's that this beer is one-dimensional, very sweet...if you're lucky you'll find some diacetyl or a hint of chocolate. Unbalanced...I want more than one thing in any beer, especially the strong malty ones.

Date: 06/06/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: DC

hazy brown, whispy tan head, rich candy sweet aroma, rich malt flavor, a touch of belgian candy like sweetness, low bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 05/10/2003

muddy brown, fine tan head, rich malty aroma and flavor, a hint of alcohol in the finish, slight smokey character, touch of sweetness
-------- /> Date: 07/27/2006
Source: tasting

candy sweetness that migrates into a fruity sweetness, touch of ripe fruits, touch of nice cherry tartness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. A clear, deep copper beer with a minimal, off-white head. Roasted malt and toffee in the aroma, with dried fruits in the background. Full-bodied and mellow, with toffee and roasted malt. A nice flavor of dried fruits too. A nice one, but far from pushing the limits. (080913)

Muddy brown with a light tan head. Aroma is sweet plum and milk chocolate. Flavor is raisin, chocolate, coffee and oak. Bitter roasted coffee aftertaste. Despite the alcohol, the body’s actually a bit thin.

Cloudy reddish dark amber with large off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, fruits and caramel. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and ripe fruits. Ends sweet with warming alcohol.

Botella. Clear dark brown. Aroma of roasty caramel with dark malts and bitter hops. Good mouthfeel. Sweet flavour with roasty caramel, roasty maltiness, soft bitterness and light toffee. Mild bitter sweet malty finish.

500ml bottle Tampa Weekly Gathering @kiefdogs- thanks to Blazer06- pours a tan ring for a head and brown color. Aroma is dark malt, oak, brown sugar. Taste is dark malt, oak, brown sugar, dark fruit-raisin/plum. Soft carbonation.