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Whim Old Izaak Ale (Bottle)

 (RETIRED)
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.


4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BückDich (5468) - McCall, Idaho, USA - OCT 25, 2003
Pours a very hazy brown color with a sticky predustdant (yes, I made that word up) head. Aroma is lightly creamy and malty with a very hoppy after-thought. The flavor is very rich like the style dicatates and I can't complain about this one. I put this one off for so long but it ended in pleasure, not regret, praise Brigum!

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Sham (1846) - Seattle, Washington, USA - OCT 25, 2003
Cloudy mahogany pour with almost no head. Toffee, sweet malts and a bit of hops are present in the nose. Sharp and contrasting flavors of sweet malt and caramel. A bit overdone for my palate.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
imdownthepub (7171) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - SEP 22, 2003
Bottled, Pasteurised. A brown amber beer with a thick creamy head. This is all in the malt, sweet and toffee like, a little over boiled and tinny. A pleasant warming alcohol glow, but is let down by the bottling process.

2.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bob32256 (171) - Jacksonville, Florida, USA - SEP 4, 2003
Dark brown with a thin tan head; aroma is predominantly malt; the taste is of malt with a little bitterness in the finish, but overall the taste is pretty ordinary - something you might expect from a grocery store beer

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JasonG (776) - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - AUG 19, 2003
poured with a smallish tan head, dark red in color, clear. Aroma was nice: malty, sweet, with caramel, vanilla, and dark fruits notable. Flavor, however, left much to be desired. It was slightly malty, maybe a bit of caramel, but pretty one-dimensional. An alright brew, but nothing exceptional in my opinion.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
hotstuff (3213) - Indiana, USA - AUG 13, 2003
One of my favorite styles of beer.When poured, this beer had a medium sized tan head with fine-medium bubbles.There was carbonation observed and the body was dense.The hue was reddish brown and this beer left a fair amount of lacing on the sides of my glass.The nose was that of alcohol, malt and spices.The flavor was bitter, dry, mild and also alcohol.The mouthfeel was smooth and light-medium bodied.All in all, a very fine English Strong Ale in my opinion.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
thedm (4116) - Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA - AUG 12, 2003
This brew poured a small head pf fine to medium sized off white mostly diminishing bubbles that left a weak lacing and a hazy dark brown colored body behind. The aroma is exquisite in its malt caramel goodness. The flavor is smooth initially then finishes in a dry mild hop spicey bitterness. THe flavor is a very nice yet thin malt hop caramel mix. All said, it was a fine addition to our buz for the evening! A very interesting brew it is.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sloth (2060) - Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA - AUG 7, 2003
Lucious tan head, great lacing. Beautiful, clear amber color. Spicey, malty nose. Medium body. Subtle chocolate and dark roasted grains. Finish is dry with a pleasent hop spiceyness. Nice brew!


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