3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Bottle. Chestnut brown Wuthering an off white foam. Aromas are dark treacle with medicinal, floral notes and raisins. Nutty with dark honey and cocoa. Light liquorice with cookie dough. Quite festive in a way. Flavours are medicinal with weetabix and cocoa. Berry fruits with a floral, spicy finish. Decent.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
500ml bottle. Poured a mid-brown with a small, slowly fading loose white head. Cinnamon, raisins, some sweet base malt, toffee and mid-fruits. Light to medium body, medium carbonation, short to medium length and intensity spicy finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle BBD 31 May 2013: poured into a UK pint sleeve at home on 1 May 2013.
Nice looking brew, reddy brown and clear with a swiftly disappearing head of white bubbles.
Malts rule the nose and taste. Nutty, woody with a spicy feel throughout.
Dry finish, but malty in the aftertaste, slight toffee and caramel sweetness within the flavours, but below the nut, wood and mixed spice leaders.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 12, 2013 Bottled 07/04/13. A classic brown coloured headless beer. This is way better than I expected. Fruity and boozy with big raisin flavours. Nice alcohol. Good spicing too. Certainly on the sweet edge of the spectrum but really tasty. Nice stuff. Score 3.6
Subsequent rating scored 3.5 Score unaltered
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle. Clear copper amber colour, thin white foam head and aroma of bread , cinnamon & yeast. Sweet caramel malt taste with a spicy cinnamon note, and a light earthy bitterness through to a dry finish. Light bodied, soft carbonation, quite OK.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
500ml bottle. Pours medium thick white head. Colour is dark gold. Aroma of spices and nuts. Taste is malty, with a pronounced fruity sweetness. Body quite thick and syrupy. Finish is short and bitter. A forgettable beer.
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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Amber body. Thin white head with no retention. Aromatic, hops, light citrus, marmalade, jam, oranges, dirty, boiled vegetables. Bitter. Dry finish, Thin bodied. Reminiscent of their Double Cross IPA.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Wanted to try it because of the Masham connection. Bit thin for me, not much depth to the flavour. Got the raisin and spice notes, but didn’t do much for me.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Tesco. Caramel aroma. Ok in mouth. Some hop sting and toffee on finish. Ok strongish bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A dark copper orange coloured beer with a weak white head. A potent aroma, herbal and spicy, plus a little bready malt. Medium-light mouthfeel. A slightly tart, hoppy taste is soon followed by a smooth combination of sweetened, dried fruit, malt, and cinnamon spice, it’s like "Soreen" in a glass! The raisins come through to dominate towards the end, giving the finish a well-rounded flavour.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 5/20
Nice deep mahogany brown colour. Aroma is bready and the cinnamon comes through. Flavour is a bit fruity but also has cinnamon and a bit of a metallic edge. Technically it’s sound but I hate cinnamon.
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