3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. A typical Batemans bitter. Golden with low carbonation and a small head. Slightly bitter with that unique Batemans tanginess. Marks
and spencer knew what they where doing when they chose this one.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at home ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... soft juicy sweet toffee malt nose ... little bitter front ... sweet toffee malt ... light brown roast sugers ... ok
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Familiar Batemans style, just a different label, this has a sour bitterness with a fruity finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled, 500ml from M&S Summertown, Oxon. Amber to light brown with thin head. Instant wet cardboard, staleish hit from the nose, the wet cardboard transfers to the flavour, fortunately the stale note doesn’t. Boiled toffee with a hint of cauliflower is the best stab I have at the flavour, some thin malt, touch of earthy hop. Not great.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 8/20
Copper colour with a very large frothy off white head. Yeasty aroma with some malt. Dry sharp taste of pepper. Too fizzy over carbonated.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle. Pours dark caramel with a large head. Aroma is sweet toffee and apple. Taste has sweet toffee to start. Sweetish finish with some boiled sweet.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
A - Very fruity, with a little caramel
A - Orange with thin white head
T - A touch sour, but mostly dry bitter
P - Medium
O - Would have liked a bit more in the flavour department
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Deep amber-brown pour with a tight tan head. The aroma is softly spicy and a little bit woody. Lingering earthiness and a bit of light toffee.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle from M&S Bath. Clear chestnut colour, mid-sized head. Malty, slightly nutty with a fruity touch. Smooth palate ood one.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Mahogany with a thin white head. Smooth aroma of caramel malt with some spice. Any taste there is comes late,more to the back of the mouth, dry and bitter but difficult to say if there is any flavour. Palate is very dry.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: FEB 7, 2011 (500ml bottle) toffee malts , dusty, peppery alcohol in the nose with a subdued showing. dULL bronze with creamy head. notes of sweet toffee butterscotch malt...waves of dryness .pretty cloying . Decent.
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