3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500mL bottle: Rich, frothy tan head of two fingers on cloudy brown body. Aroma is floral, malty with bitter flavor foreshadowing. Bitter / rich combination of malts and fuggles or challenger. Bitter finish. I love ESBs in general, this one is in the upper crust.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 500ml. Pours a rich amber with a bubbly off-white head. Sweet aromas of dark fruits and malts, and a slight background metallic smell. Molasses certainly comes through in the flavour, along with plums, with a good hoppy kick. Reasonable carbonation, finished off by the bottle conditioning. Finishes on a long lingering bitter note. I certainly wouldn’t turn down the offer of another pint!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Slight fruity aroma. Cloudy brown-copper colour. A bit bitter with some light sweet fruit taste. Very enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Malthouse. Poured a wonderful amber colour. Has an oaky aroma with some fruit. Tastes of burnt malt, hops, nice and bitter. Malt lingers. Gooood.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle shown BB07/16/06...cloudy rich amber color with long lasting fluffy tan head...aromas of stone fruit, berries, wheat bread and a sour woodiness. flavor is full of raisins, dried herbs,earthy bread and a bit of nutty dryness. cask like mouth feel. past its prime but delicious...
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ OL i Aarhus. Pours a red amber with practically no head. Aroma is oaky and earthy with a little caramel. Mouthfeel is light with low carbonation. Flavour begins sweet then some caramel and a nice bitter finish mixed in with a long oaky aftertaste. Nice!
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a slightly hazy redish amber with a huge light tan head. Aroma is hops with a few notes of grain. Fullbodied and creamy on the palate. Hops taste is first on the tongue and predominate flavor. Not too bitter on the finish. This is a nice crisp ale that can add balance to a meal, especially slightly spicey dishes. Washes down well with chicken fajitas.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
OHanlons Royal Oak.
Pint bottle.
Unknown bottling, best before date of 02/05, gustated 08/06.
Medium Pour in an English Pint Glass.
Poured a hazy brownish amber with a thick fluffy offwhite 1 inch head. Slowly diminishing 1/8 inch head remained, with excellent lacing.
Smelt of molasses and a hint of candied cherries and cognac.
Taste begins with dry smokiness and toffee malt, with a quick hop kick. Then an unpleasant sourness peeks in for a fraction of a second to let place to a body of molasses sweetness and fermented dark berries, as it all dies down slowly in a earthy well balanced malty and biting hoppy finish. Mouthfeel was light and lively carbonation.
Overall, a pleasing bottle conditioned slightly aged English Pale Ale that barely survived 6 months past the freshness date, as indicated by the slight sourness, but taste was otherwise well rounded. Will be revisited with a fresher bottle.
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