3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@GBBF04. Quite a nice dark ale in the Scottish style. Peaty, lightly smoky, with a touch of sweet caramel and dark fruit. Soft, smooth, malty mouthfeel, likeable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark beer with a light coffee aroma and a dry/slightly coffee flavour. Overall a reasonable beer.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Is this really an old ale? Is it a mild, or a porter, or a Scottish ale? I’m not really sure what it is. Muddy red/brown colour. Very fruity aroma with definite blackcurrant notes. Taste is also fruity. Soft mouthfeel, with low hop profile. OK, but not really my cup of tea. Cask, GBBF 2004.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Worcester Fest 04. Toffee coloured with a small head. Aromas are fruity with burnt toffee an some floral hops - all quite light. Flavours are berry fruits, toffee malts with some saltiness. Very dry on the finish. Not as good as I was expecting.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - GBBF 2004. A dark murky brown colour with just a hint of red. A sweet malty berry fruit aroma and some sweet malt and licorice in the full taste. An enjoyable tasty beer.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 29, 2006 Aug, 2004 GBBF. Tea aroma. Like Hog Back T.E.A. Smokey malts, pale malts, hop bitterness but no hop fragrance. A clean and interesting ale - some blackcurrant. A cross between a mild and a best bitter. Excellent condition. [3.5]
Nov, 2006 Market Porter, Southwark. A dark tangy beer - slightly fading. Very tasty - fruit and wood and hints of tannic and tartness. A beer that grows. Solid. [3.5]
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask conditioned] Brown coloured. Roasty aroma. Complex flavour with nice smoked notes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
GBBF 2003, tap: Light nose of fresh hops. Could this be the "can-ned meat" type nose Lorenzo was talking about? Hazy brown color, low foamy head. Tastes of raisins and dark fruits at first, slightly oaky in the middle (maybe even peaty), with a vey careful and deliberate hop tinge at the end. Fairly complex and well-blended, though a little rough and raw. Not a high quality brew, but solid.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
GBBF 2003: Roasted meaty - like blood nose. Darker amber, orange hazy, little layer leaving laces. Meaty and woody, a bit smokey flavor, Long smooth finish with edges.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thin fruity malty aroma. Dark with fine white head. Dried fruit, roasty flavour, a little chocolate. Mild hoppiness evident in the smooth medium bodied finish.
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