fiulijn (7200), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 26, 2006 Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen Hazy amber color. Earthy malt aroma. Fresh malt taste, easily drinkable, caramel, with a precise apple character, ending with a bold bitterness. CEZ (369), Milano, Italy
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 | Feb 18, 2003 [on tap] Dark red amber color. Attractive, very creamy, everlasting head. Bitter malt taste, with unusual hops. Dry, bitter finish. chriso (4796), London, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 8, 2003 Mid-brown colour. Fruity nose. Malt and plenty of bitterness on the palate. Dry bitter finish. Full-bodied. A nice best bitter. Handpump, The Cherry Tree, Woodbridge, October 2003
bhensonb (4289), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 30, 2007 Cask at the Hoop and Grapes, Aldgate. Light fruity hop aroma. Amber gold color with a firm white head. Starts fruity, followed by malt, followed by bitter. Not quite medium mouthfeel. The finish is very well balanced. Almost a peach hint in the finish. Otherwise fairly astringent at the end. maeib (4735), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 30, 2008 Cask conditioned - handpump - Lamplighter Northampton A dark copper coloured beer with a thin whitish bubbly head. The aroma and taste are reminiscent of a decent English best bitter with some berry notes amongst the predominantly malt character. I’m not normally a fan of Black Sheep but this was good. imdownthepub (5147), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 16, 2003 Cask Conditioned at The Swan, Banbury. Golden with thick head. Thick light malt beer, sharp, nosey with a boiled hop overnote, a little cabbagy. Decent balance but not that special. Ungstrup (15258), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Feb 21, 2006 [Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A hazy amber beer with a fine orange head. The aroma is sweet matly with notes of caramel - warm and inviting. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel leading to a dry bitter and woody end. piscator34 (1131), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 24, 2007 cask @ The Old Bakery, Kenilworth. Dark gold in colour with aromas of hay, green apple, and a bit of spice. Flavors are of mild grassy hops upfront before a flourish of dry bready British pale malts. Light bodied, mild bitterness, and a reasonably effective thirst quencher. Average.
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