3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle bb 8/7/11 consumed 3/7/11.
coppery fried chicken-y amber with an off white head.
smells like british... crystaly caramel, earthy spice, tea and a peach-like fruitiness.
the flavor is similar.... there is some underlying chocolate along with a spice hop finish and some mild bitterness.
easy drinking. 6/3/6/3/14
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bitter is as bitter does! This brew poured up a murky, coppery colored body with a one-finger head with good retention and thick lacing. Aromas of malts, caramel, a nip of citrus and hops. Flavors of roasted malts, caramel and citrus followed up with a hoppy/bitter aftertaste. The brew is crisp and smooth with a good bitter finish. Would be a good brew for the BBQ!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle, sampled 5/11/10). Clear amber color. Medium tan head. Light spicy hop aroma. Flavor of the same, with light malt and moderate bitterness. Avg duration. Light bitter and dry finish. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Good lacing.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle, best by 8/2/11. Not quite clear brown with a fading meringue head that leaves a pretty lace garland. Nose is toffee and deeper caramel with hints of wild strawberry and gin. Medium body with a nice zing; a touch sticky. Taste is peach, plum and apricot then woody with lime peel. Nice offering.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
@Draught House–on tap-pours a tan head and copper color. Aroma is medium malt-sweet/dusty. Taste is spice hops up front, sweet medium malt-caramel/sweet/dusty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
6/25/11. 12oz bottle courtesy Cavie. Mostly clear amber/red pour with a big fluffy khaki head that laces quite a bit. Slightly fruity and malty, bitter, caramel aroma. Sweet, caramelly, malty flavor with bitter hops, sweet tea, and more. Not bad!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
[Bottle] Pours a dirty golden color with a soapy foam head. Heavy floral and fruit aroma seems almost artificial. Sweet rolls, biscuit, lots of ESB style hops, mild tea flavors and sweet toffee. Lingering sweet finish. Full in body, but the balance was kind of a mess. I got to say I liked this one initially, but as it warmed the flaws started to come out more readily.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle from Tim and April, thanks
Appearance: Pours slightly hazy dark amber with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Fruity, sweet toffee and earthy
Taste: Fruity, malty, earthy, grainy with some bitterness
A nice beer, easy drinking.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle… Clear orange/copper ale with a small, wispy, off-white head. Decent retention. Toffee and black tea really stand out in the bouquet. Medium to full-bodied and oily with tingly carbonation. The flavor is unsweetened black tea infused with moderately sweet toffee and a light twist of lemon. Finishes bittersweet - more bitter than sweet. Bottle courtesy of BgThang!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks to AttitudeBrew for this one in trade. Pours a hazy brown-amber color with an off-white head. Nose is nice caramel, toffee, cocoa, some biscuit, and a bit of earth. Flavor starts with caramel, then goes to grassy hops, then some ash, then lingering miscellaneous bitterness. Medium to full-bodied for an ESB (even a double ESB). Interesting take on the style; nice and somewhat complex.
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