3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep red color with a brownish head that disappears. The nose is of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, dark cherries. The taste is initially bitter and dry, but sugary sweet notes begin to show themselves. The palate is medium, the texture a bit thin. Overall, OK, but not Thornbridge’s finest.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
RBESG 2010, cask at Brasserie 4:20
Cloudy dark amber color; creamy head (sparkler). Aroma of dark caramel, chocolate, dust, pepper, fruits. The body is lean, the mouthfeel is lightly oily; caramel and some chocolate flavor, light yeast; bold bitterness. Quite good.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Lewes Beer & Cider Fest 2011. Nose is fruity with malty chocolate, nutty and caramel notes. Taste is fruity hops and coffee grounds on the finish. Interesting and complex.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
[cask at FyneFest’11] Pours a very inviting brownish red with good thick white head. Creamy caramel nose with plenty of toffee and fruit, some coffee too. Tastes lovely - fruity hop at first, with a bitter coffee edge, before the malt rounds off at the end. Sweet toffee and caramel flavour, but never too much. A lovely American-style brown [11062011]
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 30, 2011 Cask @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, London. Medium brown colour, reasonable head. Nutty malty aroma & flavour. Quite smooth.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Medium beige creamy head. Hazy deep reddish brown body. Floral earthy wooden aroma with fruity caramelly notes. Very vivid and harmonic. Dry-sweetish floral fruity roasty taste with rye crisp bread notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dry-sweetish floral wooden aftertaste with caramelly notes. Aftertaste is a bit bland at the end. Very nice, though. Lovely session beer. (0.25l cask at The Coal Hole, The Strand, London.)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ a pub just off the end of old compton st in soho, i think 3 greyhounds. Pours a clear dark copper, with a small off white head. Aroma is quite malty, with some caramel and a touch of smoke in there. Taste was much the same, with a light hoppiness at the finish
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hand pulled at the Old Contemptibles, Birmingham. Slight pine and fruit. Sweet chutney and tart. A very nice brown ale. Indeed.
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