3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
@NH Brewers Fest-on tap-pours a thin light tan head that laces and amber color. Aroma ispeat/earthy, cocoa/chocolate. Taste is peat/earthy hops, cocoa/chocolate-light/medium malt.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From the can it pours brown with ruby red highlights and a moderate, short-lasting head. The aroma is vibrant with rich malts, yeast, nuttiness, and maybe even a little cinnamon or hazelnut. The body is about medium. This has a marvelous taste of malts and yeast with the hops played down. Not overly bitter and not astringent in anyway. This is a prime brown ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
5th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Very slight haze on this brown beer. Slightly dry. Sourish malt with tangy fruits. Coca cola and Dr Pepper. Finishes crispy dry with more sour fruits. Consensus was this was off but I really liked - oh dear!
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a pale brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly tart aroma. Roasted malty slightly tart flavor. Has a roasted malty and slightly sour tart finish.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Cask Stillage at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 05/08/2009
Vinegar aroma. Mid brown coloured and strong in alcohol with a chlorine taste. A little bitterness in a dry finish.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
A Mes rate. Gravicask at GBBF.
A dark brown mix of chlorine and antiseptic. Must be out of order, I’m sure they couldn’t let it go like this.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask at GBBF 09 ... deep brown ... sour woody nose ... again sourness and soft woodytoffee malts
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep murky reddish brown colour, not much head. ARoma is sour wood, some grains, quite acidic and mild vinegary. Flavour is quite much the same, dominated by acidic wooden notes. Most likely gone, to be re-rated once I get my hands on it again.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask gravity at GBBF ’09. Brown. Sour aroma with a hint of Vick vapour rub. Taste is sour, grim and depressing. Some vinegar to finish and few redeeming features.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask@GBBF 2009.
Deep amber-nut brown color, not much head. Tart vinegar nose. Mouldy, cellary flavor with some light caramel but mostly bad sourness. Infected batch. Rating for statistics ... to be rerated.
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