3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 14, 2008 500 ml. Dark copper-brown with a small head that lasts well. Spicy caramel apple aroma is nice. Flavor is fruity - mostly tart apple, with maybe some grape and cherry, caramel and a hint of bitter green herbs. Light-medium body is watery and smooth.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown pour with a small tan head. That fades quickly. Aroma is vinegar, sweet chocolate sauce, and malt. It is a distinctive aroma. Thin feel in the mouth. Flavors include dark fruit, dark chocolate, caramel, hops, and vinegar. Bitterness is surprisingly mild. This beer made for a great sampling experience. It is unlike anything I have tasted and was full of personality. I loved it.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Mahogany pour with mostly diminishing head. Malty sweet aroma betrays a slightly hopped fruity malt. Good ESB.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: 12/01/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
opaque dark amber, this head, sweet maple aroma touched by light hops, sweet malt flavor with the right amount of carmel and butterscotch, touch of fruity character, very low but lingering bitterness
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Date: 05/02/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 2.9 to 3.3
sweet applesauce aroma, lots of the dark chocolate sweetness and a very rich caramel character,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Malty honey aroma, with hints of spicy hops. Pours amber, with a medium head that fades. Malty, caramel, barely detectable hops, with a metallic finish. I think this bottle was a little old? I bet this beer would be great fresh and cask conditioned. Not a bad esb.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brandy, alcohol, and sweet fruit aroma. Burdendy-dark brown with thin sticking head. Sweet malt, berries, spices, and mild alcohol flavours. Balanced, malty mainly with mild bitter finish.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Vanilla and caramel aroma; small tan head; a bitterness and bit of roasted malt, though quite a bit thin; short watery finish is slightly hoppy.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours mahogany with moderate head that fades. aroma is grapey and cidery with some sweet malt behind. taste is tart with grapes, apple, and pear with hints toffee malt behind. finish is somewhat bitter (and leaves some to be desired) but more sour. all in all unique and decent but not good.
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