3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught. Pours a nice deep amber colour with no head. Aroma of bitter hops and some fruits. The flavour has bitter hops with some caramel and fruits. Dry bitter finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Amber body, big white head with good retention and lace, fruity, hoppy nose. Well balanced malt and hops, has that Maris Otter character, rather thin, quaffable.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: OCT 26, 2007 This is bright golden, bubbly, with a thick active white head that foams up big and fast, regardless of efforts to keep it under control. The head lasts and stays thick to the end, leaving thick, nice lacing that covers the glass to the very end. The aroma is mild, faint yeasty bread and definite lemon peel citrus. The taste is bready malt up front with mild sweetness, rapidly giving way to mildly bitter hoppiness, and a hoppy, floral finish leaving a pleasant floral aftrertaste. It is crisp, with a fairly full yet lively feel. It is very refreshing, smooth, balanced, exceedingly drinkable and tasty. The first sip seems kind of disappointing, but its true full character takes over after that, making it very satisfying.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Bright, brassy gold color with lots of tiny bubbles that lead to a large rocky off-white head. Fragrant hop bouquet with hints of honey and jasmine. Tangy toasted malt flavor balanced by a pleasing dry hop finish. Very smooth and flavorful. The clinging Belgian lace lasts right to the end. Overall, a nice example of a Bitter Ale.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled@SBWF2007. Golden colour, huge bubbly head. Aroma is bitter hoppy with a nice fruity tweak to it. Flavour is hoppy, slightly wooden and quite salty in the finish.
Different bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle Code: F09 004
Golden/amber, lightly hazed, under a large white head of soap suds. Aroma is floral and lemony with a hop presence that rings of Fuggles (I can’t recall hearing of "Bodicea hops" before now, but I think I may like them). Light acetone. Smooth and satisfying, with a lightly honeyed, malty base leading to a lemon-pepper bitterness in its finish.
<font size=-4>500ml bottle purchased several months ago from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/illinois/chicag Lakeview Liquors, Chicago, IL 60618</font>
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Sampled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Shady golden color, tan head. Malty sweet fruity scent. Fruity malty taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Nice head and lace. The aroma has a very unpleasant note, at bit sewer like. Luckily this isn’t found in the flavour, that has quite a few shades of notes. Green and spice-like, a bit of pine and a nice bitterness, that grows and develops in the finish. A bit different from most.
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