3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Really nice spicy lightly sweet hopped up brown ale. The hops are very present with lots of pine and resin. Complex peppery malts with light toast and caramel.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft, I really like willibrews dark malts, spicy and rich, roasty with bitter finish. Great stuff
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
8th August 2012
GBBF. Hazy red amber beer, little pale tan head. Sweetish caramel malt. Trace of ref fruits. Good rye spice. Well joined up. Semi dry finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
cask at BSF GBBF 2012 ... brown ... wishy washy toffee malt nose ... thin fruits ... soft toffee ... little cardboardy
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at GBBF 2012. It pours hazy mahogany brown, with an off-white head. The nose is leather, wood, roasted malt, cherry, raisin, instant coffee and light soy sauce. The taste is plum, prune, cherry, caramel wood, leather, umami aspect and leaf, with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A solid brown ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@GBBF2012. Deep amber colour with a small head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, resiny and caramelly with some mild toffeeish notes. Flavour is rye, some sweetness, fruits, mild earth and caramel.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2012, Olympia, London. An amber/ brown coloured pour with a small off white head on top. Sweet, caramel aroma. Tastes sweet, rye, caramel, spice. Really drinkable, I could session on this.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ GBBF ’12. The pour’s deep, murky brown with a small bubbly head. The nose is some roasted grain, cherry, caramel. Notes aromatic herbs and some grass. The taste is rich and lightly woody, more soft caramel and meaty grain. Soft body, easy to drink. Overall, fairly nice! Glad to see these small US breweries in the UK!
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