3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20Bottle conditioned. Chestnut colour no head a little sweet malt aroma. Taste is a little caramel, sweet plums and a touch spicey. Has a sour ring through and reminds me a little of a Belgian sour ale. Old ales are one of my favourite styles, but this one was not one of the better ones. Nice enough though.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Almost Belgian like dubble. Or barley wine. Bar the strength. Warming, slightly spiced aftertaste that develops. But not complex.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Fairly sweet and malty. If DB had rated this 7 years ago he’d have given it 4.2. Consistency across the years Daniel. Good luck Leicester I guess.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Poured a dark amber with a small off white head. Aroma of bitter caramel malt. Medium body, flavour of the aroma, a litte forest fruit and a lot of nuttyness. Very old school.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Slightly cloudy deep copper coloured ale with a small head. Its strength is apparent in its aroma but only fully revealed as part of its taste. Has a mild sweetness.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at home. It pours deep copper with a small off-white head. The nose is wood, leather, fruit cake, caramel, raisin and candied fruit. The taste is wood, leather, nut, caramel, light astringency, burnt cake, lightly acidic and earth with a dry, alcoholic finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and oily mouth-feel. A bit rough-around the edges, but still not bad.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours mahogany clear brown-red, no head to speak of, low carbonation
Aroma is yeasty and sweet-clover-like
Starts sweet acidic hops and yeasty; body is bready, fruity with malts. Finish is tangy fruit-cake with hops and tangy fruit aftertaste
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
18th January 2012
Clear bright amber beer. Tidy cream coloured head. Estery fruits on the nose. Light dry palate, a little crisp. Sweetish malt with estery banana and and a trace of sweet peach candy fruits. Minerals and mild lactose. Finishes with an alcohol evaporating dryness. A little apple in the aftertaste. Not bad if not exactly subtle!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
330 ml bottle in The Porterhouse, Cork. Pours a dark red/amber with a very thin, short-lived off-white head. Little nose on it, slight fruit and treacle. Tastes of caramel and nuts, quite sweet like Innis & Gunn. Very light carbonation and disappointingly thin palate with little aftertaste. Overall pretty decent and very quaffable considering the strength.
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
No head,always off putting. Thin beer with a malty taste.Hides a 7+abv very well.Heading towards Barley Wine territory in strength but isn’t as sickly.Lacks an intense flavour.I will stick with Guiness foreign extra!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle conditioned. Chestnut colour with thin cream coloured head. Malty aroma with some fruit. Nice malty taste with a pleasant, full bodied mouthfeel. Good.
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