2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Extremely malty. Not interesting at all. I would prefer watching paint dry than drink this beer again.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Conwy Fine Wines, Conwy. Burgundy edged with ruby under a thin cappuccino head. Bramble, burnt toast and cocoa dappled with seafret aroma; at once lush, fruity, burnt and bristling with clifftop ozone. Some soapy and discreetly citrus-accented-hop upfront, giving way to a seamless blur of blackcurrant, smoked almond and cocoa flavours, with a parting sprinkle of seaweed for interest. Slippery and satisfyingly malty in that layered, faintly briny Scottish way. Lingers with soy and finely sieved ash. Lipsmacking stuff indeed from north of north of the border.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted @ Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours dark amber with a small off-white head. Weak malty aroma, chocolate and toffee. Taste is more coffee like with dark chocolate as a companion. Watery mouthfeel. Minimal bitterness at end.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
hazy brown, smooth light brown head, lacings.
aroma is well blended, slightly smoked, peaty. subtle aroma, well blended.
flavor is old beer (the good way) nice hoppy bitterness, burnt plastic.
very hard rate, this bottle 6 months after best before, but it seems it is okay.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Like all bottled beers from this brewery, it is filtered to remove all remaining yeast (but possibly not pasteurised?). ABV is 4.5%. Dark brown colour, low head. Nice aroma of chocolate, mild coffee and lightly roasted malts. The flavour is moderately fruity (dark fruits) and roasty, fairly dry, notes of mild coffee, hints of dark chocolate and resin. Pleasant to drink. More of a porter than an old ale in my book.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours hazy amber red with a small tanned creamy head. Smells roasted barley, soy sauce and a bit floral. Tastes lightly sweet and bitter and finishes sour and salty. Light to medium bodied. Milky/watery texture and softly carbonated.
(9.12.2009 Bottle @ Cardinal, Onsdag^2)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at The Kent Beer Fest, Canterbury. Brown with slight head. Quite a smokey malt in this one with a tobacco type background, malty, peaty with a plummy fruitiness. Reasonable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 50cl.
clear medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty, smoke - tobaco smoke, light to moderate yeasty, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090514]
|
