3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
The aroma is heavily spiced with cinammona nd nutmeg standing out and hints of black pepper. The body is a pale orange/brown and holds a fluffy and lasting, two finger thick white head. Spicy clove accented fore with hints of cinammon and sundry other spices. It’s a bit muddled, but not undrinkably so. The malt component is muted and a heartier, maltier brew-I think-would showcase the spices to better effect. Still nice ont he whole.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: NOV 20, 2007 CBF07 sample from bottle. Pours golden orange. Aroma is perfumed aroma hops. Flavour is perfumed, slight malty. Rather dry finish. Not good. 4-3-5-3-9=2.4
50 cL bottle (Wessex Craft Ale Mary). Pours slight hazy orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is spiced, ginger, cloves and coriander. Slight acidic aroma. Flavour is floral towards a sweet caramel flavour. A slight spiced note can be sensed with a mild sweet note. Ends with slight herbal and hoppy dryness. Has a slight soapy note. Nice.6-3-6-3-12=3
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. A amber beer with a white head. The aroma is of berries, anis and honey, the taste is fruity with berries, spices and ginger. Medium body with a light bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle.
Clear amber coloured with a white head.
Aroma of fruits, berries and hops.
Flavour of caramel, fruits and hops with notes of berries.
1.6 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
Gold-amber. Smells like a ’Christmas Spice’ plug-in air freshener. Paul Davey, who apparently brewed this dreadful jumble of tastes and aromas, should have known better. A huge disappointment after their excellent East Street Cream.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 20, 2008 500 ml bottle poured in Mason quart jar. The color of hazy iced tea, with a lasting inch of creamy foam. Aroma is clean spice, dark fruit, cherry and resin mixture nicely balanced with a dash of pepper. Taste is similar, with more drying from spice than hops. Maybe a bit much ginger, or maybe just a tad too much of all the spices. Medium body is extremely smooth and dry.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Spicy aroma. Definitely ginger. Medium amber color with shards of lacing from a minimal head. Starts spicy. Ginger and coriander. Some malt, followed by dark fruit -raisin? Hard to define the finish. I suppose the spice complements the hop. Ginger all the way. Quite a complex thing.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Sweet fruity aroma, tangerine, orange and grapes. Hazy, orange/amber color, beige head, good lace. Pretty bitter, very fruity, tangerine start but grapefruit finish, herbal, light floral. Sticky with a bitterdry finish. Not a bad beer at all but for the fruits and herbalness were unbalanced and a little over the top.
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