terrybail (335), London, Ontario, Canada
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Dec 10, 2008 Updated: Apr 27, 2009500ml bottle from the LCBO
The aroma is fruity and slightly spicy
Pours a nice coppery amber with a good sized tan head pretty good lacing
The taste is Creamy and a touch fruity it is a touch too thin on the finish
mullet2007 (206), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 21, 2008 Pours a deep burgundy with a nice cream coloured head. Smell is thick and malty with maybe just a hint of spiciness. Flavour is very similar. Very sweet and caramely. The finish is spicy and just a touch bitter. Not much hops otherwise. Carbonation is appropriate for the style, and the mouthfeel is pretty chewy. It’s nothing too exciting, but it’d make a nice session beer. phishpond417 (1935), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 | Nov 20, 2008 Pours a cloudy orange-amberish colour with a medium sized tan coloured head. Aroma reminds me of some kind of berry...strawberries perhaps and maybe some cherry. A FIRM malty nose as well. Taste is creamy and pleasent, hops are noticeable initially then it fades into caramel, apples and cinnamon. biggmike (480), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Nov 20, 2008 This beer poured a dark copper/amber color with nice white head that lasted a long time. The aroma was fruity but not real prominent. The taste was also of dark fruit with a bit of spice to it as well as a touch of hop bitterness. The mouthfeel was smooth and sort of creamy. I enjoyed this beer and at 5.2% abv, it was an easy drinker.
jfb (414), Weihenstephan, Germany
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 20, 2008 (bottle) pours a dark ruby-copper colour with a firm off-white head. aroma of bread, caramel, dark fruits, sweet spices and herbal hops. flavour is much the same, with some roasted malts, very subtle. medium body and carbonation, dry finish. nick76 (2647), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 18, 2008 The aroma is malty and yeasty with a typical ESB type yeast. The hops are mild. The appearance is deep amber with a decent head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is typical for the style. Overall it’s good stuff. dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 17, 2008 mahogany color, medium tan head, hefty lacing. mild sniff of malt. flavor is creamy, sweet malt, with traces of hoppiness. medium bodied, mildly bitter dry finish. quite enjoyable, if rather simplistic. MoritzF (4926), Bochum, Germany
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 3, 2008 (bottle, purchased at “Little Britain”, a small retailer for UK goods, situated in a former residential for Brits in Dortmund, Germany) Clear, amber colour with a mid-sized and light-beige foamy head. Light-sweet, toast-malty aroma with caramel, licorice, subtle lemon-fruity notes and spicy hops. Moderately bitter flavour, rather light bodied with a moderate carbonation. Toasty malty base with distinctive fruity notes of red berries and a lighter touch of caramel; dry, bitter and fruity finish with a quite rich and spicy hops character. Good one, could have had a bit more body (27.X.08).
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