2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20Dark amber ale that clearly tastes strong. Maintains a healthy malt aroma and this is evident in the flavour.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Merseyside beeriodical, the Seven Stars, Bristol February 2013. Deep gold with a slight white head. Sweet and fruity, with a touch of grassy hop and warming finish. Fine.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at JDW, Manchester
Thick creamy white head.
Clear golden pour. Nice hoppiness. Easy drinking beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (CWAF2012, Fri)
Sticky sweet almondy mashy aroma - strangely hints in the direction of a hellerbock. Soft palate, smooth carbonation. In the mouth again bocky grains, and a gently husky finish. A bit of a cross-dresser, but I’m not beerist, I like bocks too.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at GBBF 2011. Dark amber color. Fruity marmelade aroma with notes of strawberry. Toffeish and nutty flavor with fruity marmelade. A bit hot on alcohol.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) at Great British Beer Festival, day 4 on 5 August 2011. Amber colour with a thin white head. More malt than hop here, although it’s more of the fruity than nutty persuasion. Have to admit I didn’t realize this was a six percenter when I was drinking it, although perhaps the name could have been a clue, so I guess I’d have to say the alcohol was well hidden and it was very drinkable for the strength. The flipside of that coin is that it maybe didn’t have the impact or depth of flavour I’d expect from a strong beer. All in all quite enjoyable though.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity at Birmingham Beer Festival 2011. Golden, amber. Treacle malt aroma. Bitter type beer. Thin, split mouthfeel. Lots of malt, quite dry. Some booze in the finish. I don’t quite get what style this is. Good enough. Sunrise roast to the malt.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pale beer that actually tastes less than it is, pleasant bitterness and fruityness. Good ale.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at GBBF 2011, Wednesday. Clear amber/brown - offwhite head. Pear, roasted, fruity, amber malts, berries, light bitterness, grassy, light fruity, dark bread.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@GBBF2011. Deep amber colour, small white head. Aroma is raisins, caramel malts, some mild herbal notes as well as mild grassyness. Flavour is raisins, wood, fruits, mild floral notes as well as some sweet maltyness. Wellbalanced.
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