 davidCC (130), New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2004 Bottle. Tan color good flavor. Nothing spectacular but a good beer nonetheless.
RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 16, 2004 Updated: Apr 28, 2008Clear copper in color with a medium white head. Malty aroma with a touch of Golding hops thrown in. Flavor is crisp, malty (caramel?) with a dry, bitter finish. Not very excited about this beer ... it’s rather plain, if fairly decent. Nowhere near as good as Black Sheep’s Riggwelter, which I had the other night. If you’re going to seek out a Black Sheep ale, go for that one and skip the Special.
robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 16, 2004 Brown Coloring with White Frothy Head. Carbonated...Yeasty...Dry at the End... Aroma was Fruity and Bitter.. Better Then I expected..but the Heavy Yeast Makes One Move to the Next Brew a bit Quicker.
ALLOVATE (1126), Perth, Australia
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2004 Updated: Jul 10, 2005Tasted from the bottle and poured into an English pint glass. Clear deep gold with a short soapy off-white head that remained for the length. Aroma of oranges and mandarins, toasted malt and yeast. A little watery and soapy in the mouth, lightly carbonated with husky burnt sugars, malt and citrus flavours, quite sweet but becomes bitter in the back, more malt than hops. A little light on, yet still a nice bitter.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 18, 2004 Reddish colour with fairly small head. Aroma has some sweetness but also some bitter hops. Flavor is rather one dimensionel end in my opinion boring.
Ringo (959), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2004 Tasty English ale! I enjoyed it a lot. It tastes like I imagine an English ale of 100 years ago to taste like. A lot better than most Young’s/Fuller’s ales.
BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 15, 2004 Golden color with a medium sized chunky head. Smells of pear and spice. Mild bitterness with a short finish. Spice, and some fruit. Long, dry finish.
dirkules (613), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 10, 2004 Musty hoppy nothingness to the aroma. Pedestrian amber colour. There’s a creamy caramel taste to it that lends itself to a good malt/hop balance, but the earthy grass tone means it’s a bit off. Passable but certainly not a top ESB.
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