3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark amber colour with a lasting off-white head. Strawberry, blackberry, roast coffee porter smell. Chocolate caramel malt. Rich sweet caramel, coffee chocolate start with a strange sharp chemical bitter finish. Has elements of being a really great dark ale but loses it in the finish. The pasturisation ruined it. Nonetheless good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark mahogany with a thin head. Aroma is fruity malt and light alco. Warming roast coffee with a dry burnt palate. Alcohol is not terribly prevelant.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice malty nose, with hints of spice. Full bodied, packed with rich malt & spice flavours, smooth mouthfeel makes it dangerously drinkable. The finish is long lasting but is spoiled a bit by the high ABV which creeps in and throws it off balance! Not too bad tho!
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
clear dark brown with tan head . malty aroma . sweet taste to start with a bitter finish . something odd in the taste that I can’t describe . unpleasant aftertaste lingering in mouth . A real let down
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
330ml, M&S. Roast aroma. Dark body, thin lacing. Woody tasting, alcohol overbearing - could have done with some more of a fruity taste. Disappointing.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle M S, full malty aroma, with warmy light cherry tones, nice brown colour, with light brown head, heavy sweetness and light to medium bitterness in the end. , warmyfull body, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish, good beer for winter months, warmy rich and tasty
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle. First barley wine I’ve had in England. Surprised its not bitter for once. Tastes sweet and boozy. More like a Belgian strong. Pretty good
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottle from Marks & Spencer. Amber colour, off-white head. Nose is burned sugar, ash, bit of fruits. Flavour is caramel, lots of sigarette ash, some fruits. Harsh and dry finish. Barely drinkable.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Dark ruby/toffee colored pour. A couple whitish bubbles rise to the top, but there is no head. No lacing. Rotten malt smell, with a bunch of sour metallic-ness. Taste is on par with the aroma. Not good.
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