 liinis (714), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 quite good and fresh and positively light. sometimes a ESA can be too thick. nicely hopped. good amount of alcohol. too expensive.
mikkopen (259), Oulu, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 500 ml bottle. Slightly hazy golden orange colour, medium-sized white head. Sweetish, pleasant aroma of citrus fruits and caramel malts. The flavour is caramel-malty, with grapefruit, lemon and a rather dry hoppy finish with a hint of alcohol warmth. Very nice.
austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 50cl bottle at Mallaskukko, Turku. Slightly hazy amber, mostly disappearing tiny pale head. Loads of sweet toffee, grapefruit and spiciness on the nose, bready malts, hints of bacon later on, solid Americano feel actually. Flavor has sweetish toasty and caramelly malts, piney and spicy hops, little citric fruits, mildly resiny bitterness. Medium bodied, low carbonation. Enjoyable, like that hop profile and caramel combo.
bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 16, 2009 Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Malty, nice citrus/pine/earthy hop aroma. malt and caramel flavor with grapefruit, pine, woodsiness, and earthiness. Medium bodied. Caramel lingers with grapefruit, pine, earth, and woodsiness. Nice.
tlind2 (604), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 500 ml bottle. Golden color, frothy white head. Hoppy aroma with fruity notes. Lengthy hoppy flavor, with hints of resin and lemon, some alcohol in the finish. Full body, medium-light carbonation.
Sigmund (2278), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 18, 2009 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.7%. Hops are Boadicea, Styrian Goldings and Columbus. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Pleasant hoppy aroma, also notes of fruits, hints of honey, toffee and blackcurrant leaves. The well rounded flavour has a nice balance between distinct malts and pleasant hops, some fruity sweetness, honeyish notes, the alcohol is noticeable but not disturbing. Moderately bitter aftertaste. Good beer.
JK54B (916), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 18, 2009 Pale head. Mild hoppy nose. Pale golden colour. Quite sift malty and hoppy taste. Aromatic taste. At the end hoppiness. Lacey leavin head. Warming alcohol.
FatPhil (3470), Espoo, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 500ml bottle (Alko)
Rich amber, tiny persistent head. Sweet citrussy fruity aroma - lovely hops, but might promise too much sweetness. Smooth silky palate, carbonation moderate. Citrussy, lemon, hop restronasals. Malts a touch caramalty and sweet, bitterness quite mouth-filling - a tingle remains on the tongue for a while. Something disturbs me, but I can’t put my finger on it. It could be that it’s so un-Adnams-like that’s surprising me. Then again, they have hit rock bottom recently, so it’s better to bounce up in this direction than to stay with the tasteless other stuff they’ve made recently. Long finish has graperfruit and lemon. Darn it - Adnams have made a good beer again. Rather simple and sweet, but heck - it’s got flavour like their beers of yore - horrah!
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