3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Leighton’s Beer, Bocce and Boozer tasting, thanks to the man himself. It pours hazy amber, with a thick beige head. The nose is varnish, resin, wood, musty, spice and fruit cake. The taste is resin, wood, leaf, dark fruit, varnish, syrupy, spice and caramel, with a dry, slightly boozy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Solid stuff.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at the Beer, Bocce and Boozer tasting, London. Pours cloudy gold with a fine, white head. Toffee and caramel in the aroma, some ripe fruits. Medium sweet flavor with lots of dry, ripe fruits and light caramel. Medium bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Medium sweet finish, some leafy bitterness, light caramel, berries and other fruits. Well balanced. Very solid beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ Beer, Bocce and Boozer tasting. Deep amber color. Frothy white head. The nose is sweet brown sugar, dark berry fruit. The taste is raspberry jam, light coffee. Quite malty, thick. Medium body, soft carbonation. Overall quite good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty hoppy flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty caramel spicy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ ACBF 2012: light amber orange coloured, small white head, smells of grapefruit & pine hops with touch flowery yeast, taste is bitter American type grapefruit & pine hops, flowers, touch fruity yeast, nectar, hint of malt & bitter finish, straw fruity, this old ale makes me think of an IPA, medium bodied, nice
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at ACBF 2012. Clear amber/brown - white head. Roasted malts, amber malts, fruity, nutty, fruity, grainy, hay & straw notes, sweet malty, ok hoppy notes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
No head, Armenian cognac - coloured. Fruity nose, with exotic fruit (grapefruit and passion fruit) and hops. Bitter-hoppy flavour, grapefruit returning. Finish is a tad harsh, resin and even quinine (Simcoe...) Quite slick, hopoily, touch of sourness in the aftertaste. Medium bodied. Surprise - suggests an old ale, but it is something in between an IPA and an IIPA, IMO.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of anders37. Pours a cloudy amber with a creamy off-white room. Fresh citrusy hops in the nose. Medium body, fruit and gingery spice, quite some citrusy hops leaving a bitter finish. Well made. 030312
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel, bread, and citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and citrusy hops, leading to a bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle bought at York Tap 27/12/11. Drunk 1/2/12
Dark amber with minimal head formation. Spicy marmelade, slightly resinous and soapy nose. Head collapses, hint of mace, seville oranges, Some black pepper right at the end. Gentle carbonation and plenty of body. Touch of alcohol on the way down.drying bitter finish with juicy malt in behind.
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