3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at The Wharf, Aalborg, Denmark
Red amber color with small creamy head, nice lace. The aroma is very mild, malt and sugar. Soft and round mouthfeel; it has caramel flavor and correct bitterness, with light nutty/herbaceous touch and unfortunately some metallic feeling too.
Waste of the good 5X.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. An amber beer with a fluffy beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and butterscotch. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, butterscotch, and spices, leading to a smooth finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Beautiful amber color. A malty slightly woody aroma. Nice bitter. Great drinkability.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask by handpump at West Kirk, Ayr - clear deep amber, good off-white head, minimal sweet malty aroma, no lacing, flavour is caramel, toffee, alcohol, bit of fruit, very smooth, creamy texture, low carbonation
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Noticeably strong real ale but probably is its only defining characteristic.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
5th October 2011
Liberty Bounds Spoons. Clear amber beer. No real head. Smooth palate, no carbonation. A tad dry. Mild toffee caramel. Trace of estery pear. Some hop noticeable only by the bitterness it delivers in the semi dry finsh. Dull.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Amber with a small white head. Malty with fruity tones. Malt, hops and fruit. Medium body with a long, bitter sweet finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned Handpump Cordwainer Northampton. A reddy brown coloured beer with an off-white ring of head. Sweet and boozy. Good fruity alcohol length. Smooth and alcoholic with nice sweetness. Very enjoyable. Red fruits. Surprisingly good.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted this in the Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in November 2011. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear copper red in colour with a thick creamy buff head. Slightly sweet note of rum&raisin fudge in the short aroma. Thick silky smooth creamy mouthfeel and superb lacing throughout. Robust malty base redolant in syrupy Dundee cake flavours with juicy sultanas and cherries evident. Slight hop prickle noted in the short aftertaste but very hard to spot this. Pleasant, warming alcoholic notes of Southern Comfort in the sweet finish with hints of vanilla and oak cask present. This strong ale was on top form and tasted far superior to the bottle version. Highly recommended and worth seeking out.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the GBBF 2011. Hazy copper with a small white head. Caramel and toffee dominate the aroma. Sweet caramel flavour with an apple peel note and a grassy finish
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