2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
50cl bottle from Asda Rotherham.
7.3% beer. Very drinkable :-)
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark brown and clear. Has an off-white head, mostly lasting. Aroma is sweet, toast, candis. Heavy sweet flavor, light bitter finish. Syrupy texture.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown, with a large head, frothy head. Aroma is raisin, alcohol and a bit woody. Tasteis some raisin to start, with blackcurrants and licorice. Hides the alcohol well.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very dark brown malty beer, the malt overpowers any other flavours, quite strong too, ok for a one off, probably won’t have this again as it’s not my kind of thing
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
It’s a cold and rainy day here in London, so a strong English ale seems just the right sort of thing. This pours out an unclear chestnut brown with a thick, almost grey-white head. There’s dust and malt on the nose with a fruitcake spice and a not so subtle whiff of burned brown sugar. The body is syrup like with a little too much carbonation for the style. It manages to be sharp and sweet. Too sweet. Then there’s the beef stock taste and the hints of mushroom. But to be honest even these are overpowered by the sweetness, making this a most one dimensional ale. It finishes with a tart, woodied note and a pronounced bittering. There’s no doubting that this is an unbalanced ale - and it smells like a pub carpet on a Saturday morning - and I wouldn’t buy it again - but it’s got character. I have to give it that.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2011 Bottle. Thick off white head. Clear mahogany brown body. Very malty aroma, toffee, caramel and pine. Very sweet. Bitter finish, pleasant carbonation. Full-bodied. 7 3 7 4 13 Rerate bottle. Thin off white head, dark brown body. Alcohol, malt, caramel, toffee. Sweet with some alcoholic bite. Dry finish. 7 3 7 3 12
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours clear deep brown with rich tanned head. Sweet caramel, figes, malts aroma. Flavor is very sweet of raisins, caramel and malts. Round and full bodied sweet on palate. Very nice bitter tart & sweet long lasting aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Scotland, thanks Graeme! Pours deep brown with a big frothy beige head. Aroma of sweet caramel. Taste is nice toffee, mellow and velvety. Not too sweet, well hidden alcohol. Lingering strong dark caramel taste. Nice for a sweet tooth like me.
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