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Whim Old Izaak Ale (Bottle)

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Score
8868
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Broughton
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Biggar, Scotland
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 89   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.39   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; Pasteurised.
NOTE: Only the bottled version of this beer is brewed at Broughton. The cask version is brewed at Whim (which is under the same ownership). Ratings for the cask version should be entered there.
Ingredients: Pale, Crystal and Black Malts; Northdown hops.
Deep reddish amber in colour, with a thick creamy head and delightful hop aroma. On the palate, it is predominantly dry, though the malt character is evident in flavour and body, and it finishes with a long-lasting and pleasant hop bitterness.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
dflip (27) - USA - NOV 15, 2005
When I poured the beer, it had a rich creamy head and the color was more of a brown-style tint than a red (in low light). It is a nice medium bodied ale that tastes great during the colder air of the seasons. I definitely enjoyed this.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Cornfield (5240) - Oak Forest, Illinois, USA - AUG 24, 2005
Quite a bit different from the small handful of "English Strong Ales" that I’ve had to date, but quite a delightful drink nonetheless. Great look - a clear, dark red body with a creamy tan head. The aroma is a blending of caramel and toffee with a sturdy whiff of smoked peat drifting through. Thick and creamy in the mouth, it delivers a flavor of the sweet malts, slightly smoked, with a solid delivery of earthy hops that remains into the prolonged bitter finish. A masterful piece of brewing.

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3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
presario (3977) - Stampede City, Alberta, CANADA - JUL 14, 2005
Rich malt aroma. Sharp. Nice malt flavour. Dry finish. Malty. Body is a little thin.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
wilkie (1209) - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA - JUN 22, 2005
Bottle. Cppery, red, amber color. Small white head. Malty caramel aroma and herbal hop smell. Taste is winish, oaky, and has caramel malt. Pretty interesting in flavor. This is a fairly good beer.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DocLock (5776) - Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 13, 2005
A new arrival bottle from Peace St. Market, Raleigh. Pours very dark copper/brown with medium, creamy tan head. Aroma is caramel malt, hops, toffee, cabernet, brown sugar, and big smoky figs. This aroma was definitely not dead. Tastes caramel malty, with big brown sugar, toffee, some figs, and scotch elements. The aroma was better than the taste. Smooth finish, but lacking complexity and this one gets a tad sour as it finishes. Great start, mediocre end....

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
robertsreality (2460) - Minnesota, USA - JUN 7, 2005
Brown Coloring with Sandy Skin. Malt Background..Prunes and Malty. Thin Mouthfeel.. Dry Prunes Aftertaste.. Decent.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
badgerben (4092) - Blaine, Minnesota, USA - MAY 31, 2005
Dark red color with a thin head. The aroma was completely dead; nothing whatsoever. Malty body with a fair dash of grains. This tasted more like an amber or bitter than an English Strong, especially at 5%. Oh well, a decent session beer.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 16, 2005
UPDATED: JUL 3, 2005 (Bottle 50 cl) Dark bronze with a creamy, cappuchino-like head. Quite full-bodied in spite of the low alcohol. Very aromatic with a dark and lightly burned character and a nice hoppiness that reaches far into the finish. 010104


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