RCH Ale Mary

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76		74
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Brewed by RCH
Style: English Strong Ale
Weston-super-Mare, England

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

bottled
available

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RATINGS: 202 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.24 SEASONAL: Winter EST. CALORIES: 180 ABV: 6%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A bottle conditioned version of Firebox with the addition of spice oils.
Pale malt, chocolate malt; Progress and Target hops; ginger, cloves, cinnamon, corriander, nutmeg, pimento. A dark, rich spicy bottle-conditioned ale, resonant with Christmas seasonal flavours and designed to take the chill off the coolest winter night. Ale Mary has a warm and sweet aroma of cloves, coriander and ginger. The palate provides touches of rum, raisins and sultanas, with a dry fruity finish. This ale has been exclusively brewed for us by Paul Davey of RCH Brewery.

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3.1

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

Barrios (1243) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 2, 2009

Bottle. Off white head with a honey colored body. Smells mildly of hops and biscuit. Bitter hop flavor with oranges and spice. Nice bitter spicy finish.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

tarjei (1941) - Bryne, NORWAY - DEC 19, 2008

50 cl bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Hazy amber color, fine off-white head. Aroma is fruity, citric, spicy and has some yeast. Flavor is dried fruit, spices, malt, yeast and a hint of alcohol.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

PilsnerPeter (2958) - Flushing, New York, USA - DEC 12, 2008

Bottle: Pours a copper color with pillowy off white head. Very herbal aroma- almost woody with spicy tea-leaf suggestions. The body is creamy with a cask like feel. Lots of spicy herbal character in the fore flavor. Something about the flavor-when it warms- reminds me slightly of oaky Kentucky Bourbon without the sweetness. There is some bitter fruit skin in there as well with lots of woody notes and spicy herbal qualities. Very unique beer. One of the ones you hate at first, and cannot really figure out, but like more with each sip.

3.6

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

Travlr (4538) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - DEC 10, 2008

Cloudy golden amber. Aroma of malt, moderate spice. Clove allspice and orange. Strong clove finish.

3.3

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

jsquire (2461) - St. Marys, Ohio, USA - DEC 10, 2008

Golden amber color with an off white head. Spritzy nose with light spice and orange peel. Bready malts with some ginger, corriander, raisens and orange peel. Enjoyable for a lightly spiced ale. Thanks to cgarvieuk for the bottle.

3.1

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20

mwelsh13 (499) - Maryland, USA - NOV 21, 2008

Bottle pours medium golden color with no head. Spices abound in the aroma. Mostly ginger and corriander (?). Slightly sweet body with some fruit in there. Nice middle of the road golden ale.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

Rune (4667) - Tromsø, NORWAY - SEP 3, 2008

500ml, bottle conditioned. Frothy, off-white foamy head with good retention and nice lacing. Orange coloured body. Fresh smell of spicy fruits. Cloves, coriander and dried fruits in flavour in danger of being overrun by ginger. Unusual, but OK (Hotel room in Earls Court, 10.08.2008).

3.6

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

thornecb (2961) - Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA - AUG 14, 2008

Pours amber into an English pint. Fluffy off-white conglomerate head with excellent retention. Immediate clove and ginger aromas during the pour. Full and slightly chemical. Some dried fruit, clove and coriander. Dry herbal finish.

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