 johndoughty (2167), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 1, 2008 Can.Lively on opening.A clinging sweetness dominates and there is really no other flavour. considerits from a can its not reallt that bad but certainly not one to search out.
yngwie (5051), Kristiansand, Norway
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 28, 2007 Can. Not a world class beer, but a nice break from the pale Spanish lagers. It’s a clear, deep golden beer with a dense, off-white head leaving nice lacings. Bread, caramel, roasted notes and hints of butterscotch and some metal in the aroma. The flavor has breadcrusts, caramel, notes of metal and butterscotch. Medium, creamy mouthfeel. It’s quite pleasant, but a bit too metallic. (070210)
rauchbier (3004), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 25, 2006 Can, from Waitrose. Copper, good lasting off white head and gentle condition. Good mix of peppery resinous hop oil and sweet caramel in the aroma, still quite oily and hoppy in the mouth but wih a caramel sweetness that becomes a little too cloying with time, thankfully the hops come back to dominate the finish with a resinous bitterness muting any remaining caramel notes.
Joeh (1908), Buckinghamshire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 7, 2005 Can from Waitrose. Fairly straight up canned strong bitter. Nice malty aroma. Flavour is malty, strongly flavoured, slightly alcoholic. Untidy fruity esters. Acceptable is all - 2 cans left.
tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 11, 2005 Strong sherry and marzipan oxidised aroma but curiously appealing. Hazy amber-copper with lasting (!) off-white head that laces. Sweet, sherry-like flavours. Soft texture with low carbonation. Still very drinkable despite obvious signs of age and a bargain at 50p. Bottle (1979 vintage) sampled at GBBF 2005.
kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 18, 2005 Bottle (Henley Strong Ale) GBBF: Vintage 79, cheers Steve!! Cara malts in aroma, along with some oxidised cardboard notes. Ruby with a white head. Oxidised flavour, but still quite drinkable. Suprising!
madsberg (5068), Søborg, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 7, 2005 Bottled (Henley Strong Ale 1979, thanks to Steve) @ GBBF 2005: Orange/amber coloured. Light brown head. This is a funny beer. Has aged quite beautifully. Is very sherry like in the nose. Flavour is more like a good madeira. Is light dusty and pruny, but nothing that spoils in general good experience. Thanks Steve.
maeib (4772), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 7, 2005 Bottled GBBF 2005. An aged version to say the least! A reddy brown colourd beer with a good white head. The aroma is malty and toffee but quite old. The taste is warming with berry fruits. It belies its age considerably well.
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