3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
beeeeaauuuuuuutiful. delicious roast malts, touch of coffee perhaps, with more fruity hops up on top. nice balance struck between the lighter hops and the darker roasts. yum yum.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Pomeroys, Christchurch
Hazy chestnut brown with thin vanilla white head. Slight redcurrant nose. Tart in the mouth with atouch of licorice. Medium body, low carbonation withsome roast coffee and dark chocolate notes in finish. Pairs well with sausages and caramelised onion gravy.
3.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I expected a stout, but it was probably too thin-bodied for that, and now I see that it’s just styled as an "old ale". Roasted malts on the nose and taste, some well-balanced bitterness in the finish. Not bad, but nothing extraordinary.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. Dark brown colour. Some nice hop aroma, with roasted matl and chocolate/caramel flavour. Palate is nice, not much
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
dark brown color, roasty character in nose but mouth is fairly
Muted. A bit of dark fruit
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle poured brown with a huge thick creamy head that lasted the entire beer. Sweet malty hops aroma. Flavor is creamy malts, a very good beer!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hand pump @ Hashigo Zake. Dark Copper/Brown, looow carbonation and a whisp of off-white head. Surprisingly little aroma, some caramel and malty goodness. Wonderfully smooth and creamy texture. Roasted, brown sugar, toffee and fruit bread flavours. Round and full in the mouth but drinkable, oh so drinkable. Never guess it was 5.9%.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On beer engine at Hashigo zake
Opens like a mouthful of caramel pop corn, loverly brown-reddish colour and clear, malty yeasty nose, not at all carbonated but good body and nice malty aftertaste.
Nicely complex.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On handpull at the brewpub. A sessionable Old Ale - is there such a thing. Toasted malt and caramel flavours. Greta smooth palate.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap. Nice beer. Sweet aromas of cola, and caramel. Taste is sweet, with good length. Palate is velvety, with a medium body. Brown, with a head that doesn’t last.
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