McMullen Stronghart

Brewed by McMullen
Style: English Strong Ale
Hertford, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Bottled at chriso’s. Mahogany colour, small head. Heavy green apple aroma. Sweet and fruity, malty with burnt caramel and green apples. Low bitterness. Silky smooth, but overly apply.

Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Pours a real dark brown colour with a thin white head, real malty aroma with a hint of banana, the taste is malty with fruit and a dry finish.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, sweet caramel, riped dried banana, light to moderate yeast, yeast, riped fruit - fruit cake. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet sweet caramel, swet sweet dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111205]

From bottle. Looks great, pours chestnut/red/brown with thick tan head. Lots of alcohol on the aroma with some raisins and other dried fruit, tue alcohol is overpowering and unpleasant. Taste is unbalanced, lots of alcohol, some caramel malt and some dried fruit. Bitter ugly finish, not good.

500ml bottle, Sainsburys. Very dark reddy brown, little head. Raisin, chocolate smell. Not overly hoppy or malty. Sharp and rich, can detect alcohol, spiritlike afterfeel. Little too harsh for my liking.