 Sigmund (2299), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 30, 2005 Cask conditioned at the 32nd Cambridge Beer Festival, as "Belhaven Classic Fruit Beer". Dark amber colour. Strong fruity aroma of blackcurrants, blackberries, boysenberries and maybe some redcurrants too. Flavour is extremely fruity, raspberry, blackberries and redcurrants abound. A tolerable maltiness and a decent hoppy finish makes this an above-average ale. From the ratings of the pasteurized and bottled version it seems apparent that the cask version is superior.
DJMonarch (6921), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2005 Cask Handpump at the GBBF, Kensington Olympia 05/08/2005
Golden amber coloured with very fruity raspberry flavours. Crisp slightly dry malty finish.
cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 30, 2007 Golden Orange, zingy tingly complex fruit aromas, mellow and sweet summer fruits with light malt tones. Just a touch too floral.
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 6, 2005 Hand pulled at the British Oak, Stirchley, Birmingham (during CAMRA branch meeting). Reading on from Sigmunds comments below, I would tend to agree. This was softer, but more juicy than the bottled equivalent, bringing a warmth and creeping berry smorgasbord, which is moreish indeed. A pleasant surprise .
harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2005 Cask (gravity dispense), St Albans Beer Festival 2005. Deep orange colour. Attack of blackcurrant fruit, bit of cereal and then more watery blackcurrant on the finish. Pretty good fruit beer
chriso (4851), London, Greater London, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 9, 2005 Cask (gravity dispense), St Albans Beer Festival 2005. Copper colour with a red tinge. Quite fresh, intense cassis aroma. Not too artificial. Falls away on the palate. The fruit is less apparent and there’s not much else coming through to replace it. Some acidic notes but its all a bit soft. Still better than I anticipated.
maeib (4766), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 3, 2005 Cask conditioned - handpump - St Albans BF. An amber coloured beer with some blackberry fruit notes in the aroma together with some sorry sulphur. The taste is fruity with berries. It is quite sweet and ’babyish’ - Ok though.
kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 11, 2005 Cask (St Albans 05): Copper clear in colour. Kool Fruits in the nose, with some currants too. Sweet kool fruit flavour, with some berry notes too. Suprisingly drinkable.
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