 Fin (2164), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
May 4, 2008
Cask at Reading Beer Festival 02-05-08 following a two hour queue to get in grrrr! Pours mid amber with a nice white bubbly head that swiftly departs. Aroma was honey, yeast and hops but not as full on hoppy as I anticipated. The first mouthfull made me think that it was quite sticky sweet but the the hops burst through sticking to the cheek pouches and teeth enamel. Wonderfully fruity, tropical fruit abound as does some sweet tangerines and honey again. A great beer that I would love to try again at some point.
oh6gdx (5680), Vaasa, Finland
Aug 7, 2008 Bottled. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is bigtime fruits and flowery malts. Flavour is fruits and flowery hops. Mild notes of caramel malts, but hops own the show in this one.
KimJohansen (3026), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Aug 3, 2008 Clear giolden with tiny white head. Hoppy aroma with pine and caramel notes. Sweet and hoppy flavor with notes of grapefruit, pine and caramel notes. Ends bitter. For once a UK beer with hops in it...
chimp_lechamp (342), glasgow, Scotland
Jul 25, 2008 cask at blackfriars- at toms leaving. pours red brown, grey white head. nose is butterscotch, hops, dank, sorta muddy damp smelling, apple tart. tastes ultra bitter, with a sweet kick. citrus, citrus, rich toffee, really drinkable. sticky mouthfeel, the only beer that i have woke up the next day with a taste lingering somewhere in the back of my throat. really wonderful stuff.
Magic_dave6 (3642), London, Greater London, England
Jul 8, 2008 Cask in Blackfriars. This was a special that Jon boy got in for me on the fly without telling me, had it straight after venting, a day after venting and 2 days after also, amazing the way it has developed. Pours like SN Bigfoot, aroma is bursting with american aroma hops to start with, however as it developes the caramalt shows a big presence, infact by the end you’d have mistaken this for a barley wine easily. Taste is wonderfully balanced, yes its very sweet due to the massive caramalt presence, however the american hops are excellent also, itsa pritty full body, but still dangerously drinkable.This for me is infact an american hoppy barleywine rather than an imp ipa, but either way its such an awsome beer, and im very very happy indeed about the fact i have another 8 gallons of the stuff for tonight.
fonefan (4323), Ulfborg, Denmark
Jun 4, 2008 Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, flowers, perfume, grape, orange shell, light alcoholic. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. Very very nice ;O)). (010508)
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