32clowns (19), USA Jul 18, 2007 A true English Ale. Very delicious. Aroma is similar to Heineken, but don’t be detered! Floback (333), Naples, Florida, USA Jul 14, 2007 Cask bottle. Makes me wanna kill vampires wih it. Pours tangerine with 1 cm of frothy white head. Decent lacing. Smells are ripe plum and skunky hops. Upfront, the taste envelopes the tongue with piney hops, ending with a note of wheat grain and finishing with shadows of metal and hay. Mild carbonation and medium body. The aftertaste is very piney and enjoyable. TheGrandMaster (1846), Auckland, New Zealand Jul 13, 2007 Bottle at the Olde Jerusalem Tavern in Farrington (London), pours a clear light amber with a fimly head. The aroma nicely combines hop and malts. A good bitter palate, very malty with a citrus hop and effervescent finish. altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands Jul 12, 2007 Bottle at home. Orange with fair head. Spicy flavour. Quite nice reminds me of Sierra Nevada. Prickly. Bitter at the end. Flavourful. I quite like this. Perhaps finishes too wear. But enjoyable. papajohn (1054), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA Jul 7, 2007 500 ml bottle: Hazy apricot color with very little white fisheye foam. Aroma is lightly grassy with some peach. Flavor starts light caramel followed by a little fruityness and a soft grassy bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada Jul 6, 2007 meh this was ok, tatses like a run of the mill english ale. typical english hops, and a touch of malt. meh, nothing special. gmcase (113), Indiana, USA Jul 4, 2007 bottle. creamy and sweet like honey with a aftertaste of cedar. Watery mouthfeel. Thanks to Erik. lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA Jun 30, 2007 Cloudy orangish pour, with white head that didn’t last. Smelled like a damn skunk. I’ve had 2 beers from this brewery and both were the only truly skunky beers I’ve ever had in my life.
Taste is skunky, but creamy, buttery, smooth, subtly malty, and light to medium carbonation which is just right. I like the mouthfeel. Slightly bitter aftertaste that doesn’t last too long or hit to strongly. Overall, the smell, and skunky taste really kill this beer. I wouldn’t get this brewery’s beers again, at least not if they can’t get them to Texas fresh, which is a shame, because aside from the terrible skunkiness, I think It might have been a fairly good beer.
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