3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/2050cl bottle @ home. Clear copper color, medium sized white to off-white head that diminishes fairly quickly. Smell malts and a light fruityness. Taste malts, a hint of raisins, a hint of chalk, slightly bitter. Low to medium body and carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
My bottle @ benzai. Orange to amber colour with no head. Smells slightly hoppy, malts, fresh. Tastes hops, malts, slightly barley, hay, barnyard. Easy drinkable, good tasting beer. Nice and light.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
2013 - 01 - 25 500ml bottle. amber colour. small white head. caramel in aroma. light bitter taste.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Caramel colour, white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, biscuit, light fruity. Light sweet, light bitter flavour. Quite some caramel, light earthy. Light carbonation, medium, bitter finish with malty notes.
Rather nice beer.
(From 50cL bottle @ home)
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Amber brown with a thin foam. Aromas are toffee with brown sugar and raisins. Herbal with plummy fruit and mixed spices. Flavours are sweet weetabix and toffee with a light roast character. Raisins with peppery carbonation and a fruity, bitter finish. Not bad.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle, from Rhythm & Booze, Barton. Gold, thin shortlived white head and gentle condition. Fruity sweet nose with hints of melon and bubblegum, gentle grain and a slight nuttiness. Soft and sweet in the mouth with some caramel and burnt toffee, becoming slightly bitter and faintly resinous from the hops before turning fruity towards the end. Finish is foreground fruity and background hoppy with some lingering nuttiness.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle from Nina’s Mini Market, Edinburgh - clear amber ale, bubbly white head, spicy caramel malt aroma, caramel / toffee flavour, bit spicy, low carbonation, bitter taste and bitter linger
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle courtesy of mr_h. Orange brown colour, fast disappearing head. Strong grain caramel malt aroma. Spicy peaty malt flavour. A smooth bitter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
500ml Bottle: best before Jan 2013, poured into my Abbot Ale glass tankard on 15th June 2012.
Lovely deep copper coloured body, on top an off-white crown of bubbles which sadly turned to a wisp and collar far, far too quickly.
The nose has toffee and caramel within: but not overly sweet by any means.
The taste is also leaning towards a maltier feel initially, but very dry in the mouthfeel and a bitter finish smacks your cheeks together somewhat. The maltiness is just a foil for the hops to hide behind until you take a proper gulp and discover the true flavours.
Just a bit too dry for my palate, but otherwise fine: would suit a hop liking drinker more than a malt person such as myself.
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