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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.

3.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MrWalker (926) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JAN 4, 2006
Cask @ Oliver Twist, Stockholm
Apple bath foam aroma. Very fruity taste with good bitterness and some alcohol. Pears and plums in late taste. Sharp aftertaste.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
JonMoore (1573) - Loughborough, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - JUL 25, 2005
Bottle. Darkish amber coloured with a slim white head. Fruity hoppy aroma. Nice fruity flavour, with some strong malts; noticable alcohol in the finish along side some nice hoppy bitterness. Full bodied. Very good.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Hildigöltur (5107) - København, DENMARK - JUL 13, 2005
Bottled. Amber coloured with loads of black(!) floaties which did not sink downwards in the glass at all during the time I drank it. This was some of the weirdest sediment I have ever seen. The beer itself was light and fruity. Quite bland.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
haddonsman (1234) - Derby, Derbyshire, ENGLAND - FEB 1, 2005
Cask (gravity) at Burton Winter Ales Festival 2005. Burnished honey looks, biscuity bite beaten back by chewier malts and a marmalade tanged sweetness. Enjoyable.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DeepBlack (386) - Derby, Derbyshire, ENGLAND - JAN 31, 2005
Straight from the Cask at the Burton Winter Beer Festival on Sat 29th Jan. Mid amber brown colour. Creamy feel to it, strong malty flavours. Pretty good, very drinkable

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ante (3375) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - DEC 25, 2004
Hazy amber with a big stable dense with head. Nice fruity aroma of pear, hops, mint, tar and apples. Fruity flavour of nectarines, caramel, apples and avovado(??). Soft full mouthfeel. Medium bitter aftertaste of toffee and lime. Quite nice beer, this.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
TBone (9096) - Pori, FINLAND - AUG 22, 2004
Cask conditioned
Light honey brown with steady white head (lots of bubbles). Mild floral hoppy nose. Starts hoppied and crisp, but mouthfeel turns to quite sweet. Interesting Brit but not so good.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
sayravai (4522) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 22, 2004
(Cask conditioned) Slightly hazy amber color with a medium big-bubbled head. Mild, aromatic and flowery, slightly sweet, hoppy aroma. Sweet, hoppy and malty flavor. Quite sweet, malty Medium-bodied, syrupy, sugary palate with low carbonation.


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