dirkules (611), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Feb 7, 2007 I can’t believe these beers are retired! Good thing I went to Florida and was able to find them. This strong hop beer is the counterpoint to the typically dry american ales. It’s a malted brew with a wet hop taste and a pleasant caramel finish. Youngs does good again.
Muggus69 (253), Sydney, Australia Oct 9, 2008 Pulled this review out from a while ago...
Served at cellar temperature in glass. Woe is me and getting beers with dates. Toffee malt notes dominate the nose, has a sort sharpness to it too which always seems to indicate it’s a bit old. Clear amber body with a washy white head and lacing. Flavour is slightly sweet, toffeeish malt, hints of hop floralness, not much though. Slight bitter dry ending. Not bad but not outstanding.
Parasympatikus (24), , Finland Sep 24, 2008 Beautiful foggy orange color with a good white head. Nice hoppy fresh aroma. Fruity, hoppy flavor with bitter aftertaste. MrAleman (112), guildford, Surrey, England Sep 5, 2008 Updated: Sep 20, 2008Having been disappointed with many Youngs beers in the past, this has been a good success, first sip is a mixture of yeast, spices, acid, hops and then the mixture of fruit sets in, this is a strong, powerful and very nice ale. The after taste is also very good. It has a luxurious feel to it and although, its perhaps not a great session ale, its a good one to have sometimes, nice. UPDATE: did not enjoy this so much 2nd time round 500ml bottle. it may have something 2 do with having tried Greene King ipa earlier which was bad. madquacker (505), Canberra ACT, Australia Aug 25, 2008 Knew this was good as the floral and citrus came off the nose. Murky colour with not much of a head. Citrus and spice with modest grip. Nice beer. Borresteijn (587), Amstelveen, Netherlands Aug 22, 2008 50cl Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Cloudy amber beer, white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, malts, sour fruits. Flavour is fruity and very hoppy, a bit spicy. Nice bitterness, bitter finish.
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