5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
UPDATED: FEB 20, 2008 Cask at the Pembury Beer Festival, March 2007. I think the cask had been aged in the cellar for several months. Almost black in the glass with a very small tan head. An amazing beer that brings together qualities found in Flemish sour ales and English old ales. Very spicy. Rich, powerful and intoxicating. I adore this. A rare of example of an "extreme" cask beer from a UK brewer that really works.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask, GBBF 07. Dark brown light, lacy head. Complex aroma of dried fruits, Christmas cake. Rich, mouth filling flavour, some spiciness evident. Long sustaining finish is warming.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask at The Pembury Tavern. Wow, a hugely complex flavour, tried it a couple of times now and still trying to get my head round all those aromas. V.Dark with bags of fruit and spices initially followed by a heap of chocolatey malt and a long sour/bitter finish. Superb.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tried at the Oakdale Arms last Christmas - Fine beer, sweet powerful flavours, high spiciness and a lingering finish. bloody wonderful!
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Probably my favourite beer! A delicious, complex flavour with spices that aren’t overpowering. Best consumed in quantity with a good strong Stilton to nibble - unless you want to do anything the next day... I’ve found it regularly at the Cambridge Winter Beer Fest.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask @ Pembury Tavern
Ruby black colour. Intriguing nose of spices and fruit. Bold dark fruit flavours with a hint of port richness and a smack of spice. Some fruit tartness and a lingering finish.
Different, and very good.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: MAR 16, 2007 Cask handpull at Pembury Tavern, Hackney. Very deep ruby colour with thin deep beige ehad. Some nice choc, some sourness on aroma. Like a choccy old ale. Sourness is nice. Heavenly beer, like Goachers Old. Superb complexity. More grainy. Some sour dark cherry, dark choc. Dryish finish. Superb, bit of alcohol heat.
Re-rate 14/03/2007 4.1/5 Oily, good intensity, some dark fruit. Tart on end, oily and a bit of leather, very dry. Alcohol presence on end
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask conditioned at Merton Winter Beer Festival ’08. Red brown with white bubbly head. Another fantastic beer at this brilliant festival, Fin & Loz have done a cracking job. Superb rich and slightly tart notes, winey, grapes and fruity, sultanas with a noticeable spiciness. Lots of rich roasted chocolatey malt. A winner.
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