3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A mahogany coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. A sweet and sugary strong lager. Licorice and caramel notes. Wood in the subdued nose. Cakey malts in the mouth. Tasty. Not really strong enough to be called a doppelbock.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, Rehills, Ncl. A red hued beer with a fairly clean white head. Good aroma of fruitcake and spices, giving the impression of a stronger beer. Smooth on the palate, a reasonable body, that makes it easy-drinking, but could maybe do with a touch more oomph. Sweet malts come in late on and it has a sharpish finish. Well-rounded and flavoursome, with a pleasant aftertaste hinting at ginger and mulled wine.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
33cl bottle. Pours a deep amber-red with a nice little skimming of froth on the top. The nose has burnt biscuits, treacle and some sultanas. The taste is burnt ginger biscuits with currants, then a dark chocolate note on the end. The palate is medium bodied and beyond with a thick-ish texture and a reasonable finish - good length but could have been more tapered! Overall, a nice winter ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Red brown pour with thin creamy head. Nose: sweet malt, caramel, banana, milk chocolate, honey, toast. Taste: sweet malt, some toffee and mild milk chocolate, fruity-sweet with slight tang and modest brisk bitterness. Med-full body, soft creamy carbonation. Nice and balanced beer, totally worth every penny. Enjoyed it a lot with bold flavours of gamey meat.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Mane Liquor. Very malt driven. Aroma is all caramel and roasted malts. Lots of the same in the taste with slight bitterness. Boring
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 330ml. Great beer, with malt-driven aromas. Aromas of caramel, nuts, and milky chocolate. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness, and long length. Palate is almost creamy, with medium-to-full body. Dark brown, with a frothy head.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
300mL. Poured a clear deep amber with a fluffy, big-bubbled, fluffy, yellow head. Good lace. Nose is floral, nutty, butter, ash, newspaper, cardboard. Taste is malty, bitter, nutty, moving to metallic. Bland.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Tight foamy light tanhead over a dark garnet-black body. Aroma of bread and grapes, taste of subtle biscuit, grape/apricot with a toasted/roasted bitter finish. Rich, low carbonation.
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