3.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Off-white, foamy head; dark brown body; slight caramel flavor; strong finish. Very enjoyable experience.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at White Cart, Busby. Lovely dark ruby colour. Small diminishing head. Nutty, peaty aroma, bit of fruit. Slightly wersch fruity taste (not acetic, in a pleasant vinous way). Dry vinous finish. Good, complex ale.
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.
3.6 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.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF, 2004] A nut brown beer with a beutiful light brown head. The aorma is very nutte, but also contains notes of roasted bread. The flavor is malty with notes of nuts, roasted bread, and a dry roasted finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask at Edgar Wallace, Strand, London, 26 Nov 2009) Dark brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of freshly ground coffee, dark fruit and nuts. Malty, roasted taste with fresh coffee, nuts, dried fruit and a slightly bittersweet finish. Overall a very nice and well balanced beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
First tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in April 2003. Cask, handpump dispense. Dark mahogany in colour with a thin creamy off white head. Strong roast grain and liquorice in the long aroma. Thin but creamy mouthfeel and good lacing. Dark malts give a rich maltloaf base with syrupy figs, molasses and a note of liquorice as well. Short prickle of dusty hops noted in the brief aftertaste. Finish is malty with treacle toffee and plums present in the sweetness, dry roast nuts at the end. A superb Old Ale and highly recommended.
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.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at The Bow Bar, Edinburgh. Chestnut with slight head. Fruity. malty beer with a chocolate and almost whisky like edge. Some blackberry and redcurrant. Reasonable.
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]
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