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Brewed by Wychwood (Marstons plc)
Style: English Strong Ale
Witney, England

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RATINGS: 302   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.29   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 198   ABV: 6.6%
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Bottle: Pasteurised
Only ever brewed under a full lunar moon, with crystal malts and sovereign hops for a rich, smooth sublimely satisfying taste of pure beer indulgence.


Dedwoods42's rating

3.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dedwoods42 (7) - West Midlands, - MAY 23, 2012
Beautifully rich, strong ale with an air of prestige about it. Satisfying and mysterious, much like it’s progenitor.


most recent ratings

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
daje (1378) - NORWAY - JUN 16, 2013
Bottle, may 4th 2013. Cloudy amber body, medium beige head. Alcoholic aroma with malt and nuts. Astringent and malty taste, again way too high alcohol note for the strength. Bitterness is really off. Vineous fruit finish. A bad batch?

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
zvsn (64) - ISRAEL - JUN 12, 2013
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a foamy off white head, nice lacing. Caramel and malts aroma. Slightly sweet, with caramel, dark fruits and toffee notes. Medium body, gentle bitter finish. Nice and enjoyable beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Pyrmir (1453) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - JUN 10, 2013
500 ml bottle, rated from backlog. Amber with small white head. Aroma sweet and malty with floral and citrus notes. Taste with lots of fruit, malt, caramel, earthy and floral hops. Finishes bitter and sweet.

2.7
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ghawener (1394) - San Salvador, EL SALVADOR - JUN 7, 2013
Bottle: Only ever brewed under a full lunar moon, with crystal malts and sovereign hops for a rich, smooth sublimely satisfying taste of pure beer indulgence. If you say so! Cheers. Food Pairing: Shepard’s Pie!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Unm4rk3d (41) - Bowen Hills, AUSTRALIA - JUN 2, 2013
Has a clear, copper colour. Aroma of light sweet toffee and fruits. Light sweet flavor of fruits, a little sour, with a light bitter finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
petexner (691) - CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 26, 2013
Bottle. Pretty strong and quite nice ale. Malty dry hoppy taste, long palate, copper color. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
partchapol (31) - Ohio, USA - MAY 21, 2013
Toast, floral, citrus, clear dark amber, sweet caramel with balanced bitterness, easy drink last with tannin, somewhat imitate Belgium beer, above average, good size bottle 500 ml, about half more than normal bottle

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Grima (1891) - Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, GERMANY - MAY 21, 2013
Bottle from Auchan Market, Luxembourg City!
Pours dark amber colored with high, creamy head. Smells hoppy and yeasty, with caramelly malts. Starts with bitterish hops, some biscuity malts and yeasty ester flavor. Middle part is malty-sourish, yeasty, with some biscuit and floral hops. Goes into a malty-roasty finish with some belgian yeast flavor and bitter hops!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
emartell (164) - Zapopan, Jalisco, MEXICO - MAY 18, 2013
Aromas ricos y agradables a granos, principalmente malta de cebada y ligeros aromas citricos a naranja. En su apariencia, color cobre con destellos rojizos, cuerpo medio y corna de espuma de mediana reterncjon. En boca es suave y presenta un muy buen equilibrio entre dulzor y amargor. Al paladar es una cerveza agradable y fácil de tomar. En primera instancia es suave, muy ligera y con un ligrro dulzor. Finalmente se percibe un final seco y ligeramente amargo que dota de equilibrio a esta buena cerveza. En general es una buena y sabrosa cerveza que combina el dulzor de la malta con el amargo final, dotando de caracter a esta buena cerveza.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
imaragingbull (500) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - MAY 10, 2013
Pours amber orange near clear with light off white head. Aromas of crystal malts, biscuit yeasty esters and light floral hops. Med light body, med carbonation, mineral salty character finishing lightly sweet, toasty


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