3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) @ Cask and Barrel, 115 Broughton Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3RZ.
Clear dark amber colour with a average to large, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, caramel, fruity, light earthy - damp stain - fusty - mold. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, earthy - fusty malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101031]
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Halfway House. Deep brown, clear. Modest head. Malty aroma. Sweetness, followed by fruity malt and then roastrd coffee. Bitterness at end perfect. Stonking pint for a rainy May Edinburgh day
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Alesela
Dark caramel brown, clear, thin off-white head, some lacing
Aroma - Dark caramel malts, soft dark toffee, dark sugars, hint of sherry, sweet dark malts, hint of chocolate
<bt/>Taste - as main flavour...rich caramel malts....soft dark toffee....bit of yeast.....some earthy bitter hops in the background....quite simple but good malty flavour
Palate - soft carb...thin to medium body...smooth sweet malts. Finish as main flavour, clears off palate
Overall - Gentle soft malty ale - nothing complex but pleasant to drink
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A - caramel, toffee and dried fruit
A - dark brown with thin head
T - sweet
P - mid to full
O - o.k.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. A mahogany coloured beer with a tiny off-white head. A nice rich malty beer. Good alcohol notes. fruity bready and woody. Chocolate and cake. Very wintery. Leathery notes also. Good sweetness and really nice.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at nobles. Dark brown with tan head. fruity caramel aroma with a hint of chocolate. More chocolate on the taste, some dark fruits. Creamy texture, quite thin. Finishes nicely. Not bad
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Dark brown colour, reasonable head. Sour caramel malt aroma. Roasted caramel malt flavour, bitter aftertaste. Average bitter.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Malt and Hops. I’ve had this good and I’ve had it bad. Tonight it was good. Nice dried fruit malty sweetness. Nice cask ale. Well worth a go.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark brown nearly black. Lots of maltiness and a very pleasant texture. Easy to drink and very pleasant, Recommended.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Reddish dark brown color with a thin light beige head. Malty nose with some burnt sugar notes. Lots of malt with some smoke and burnt sugar sweetness. It seems a little thin in the body. Sweet, a little astringent, and not very interesting.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A good brown ale, full bodied, strong cocoa and roasted malt flavour. Has some caramel sweetness. Chocolate and nutty aroma. Dark brown colour with slightly orange head. One of the better brown ales.
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