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

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RATINGS: 79   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
As both Paul and Graham are rail enthusiasts the beer is named after the firebox in a steam engine. A reddish deep brown coloured beer which is a deceptively drinkable strong bitter with a fine combination of citrus hops and cherry fruit bittersweet flavours which gives a strong dry bitter finish.
Pale malt, chocolate malt; Progress and Target hops.


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Maria (7805) - Thisted, DENMARK - SEP 3, 2007
Københavnske Øldage 07. Bottle. Golden with a nice, creamy head. The aroma is fruity, malty and the flavour is sweetish with notes of caramel, fruit, citrus and it has a light, but harmonic bitterness. A brew with a nice balance, quite charming! 2148

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Gr0ve (1756) - Oslo, NORWAY - AUG 7, 2007
500 ml bottle. Golden amber colour. Thick creamy off-white head that clings to the glass. Little aroma, but there is a little acetyldehyde. Light crisp malt flavour balanced by a bold and crisp hop flavour. Drying hops in the finish nicely balanced by nutty malt sweetness.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Sigmund (3495) - Hafrsfjord, NORWAY - JUL 27, 2007
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. Bottle conditioned. ABV is 6.0%. Brewed by RCH Brewery, bottled by Integrated Bottling Solutions. Amber coloured beer, huge and lasting off-white head. Pleasant hoppy and fruity aroma, also hints of toffee and oak. The flavour is fruity and malty, with a noticeable alcohol presence. Dry hops in the finish. A powerful extra strong bitter, but no session beer - one bottle is enough.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JUL 6, 2007
Deep amber colour with an off white head. Caramel sweet aroma with a light note of nuts and hops. Light malty sweet flavor with notes of hops in a dry finish.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUN 19, 2007
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, dark, amber golden with an off-white, lacing head. Lovely, nutty nose. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel accents and a touch of nuts. The finish is dry and vaguely bitter. 130507

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Grovlam (4106) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 19, 2007
Bottle @ Copenhagen Øl Festival. Huge creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Excellent display of lacework. Clear sparkling body with a golden colour. Aroma of fruit, caramel, herbs and some toasted notes as well. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Flavour was light sweet with some bitter notes. Light sweet finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MesandSim (7108) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 7, 2007
A Mes rate: Gravicask up the Junction. Red brown coloured beer. Fruity, well balanced with some lovely dusty cherry notes.

3.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrAndo (39) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - JAN 12, 2007
had this at Max’s it is a great cask conditoned beer, it had a nice creamy mouth feel with an great taste of malt and spice flavors


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