oh6gdx (8796), Vasa, Finland Dec 17, 2008 Cask at O Connells in late February 2006. Found my rating missing on RB, though marked as added in my notebook. Deep wooden brown/amber colour with small white creamy head. Aroma is wood, some caramel and quite much grassy and earthy notes. Flavour is quite much the same along with some slight fruityness. haddonsman (1234), Derby, Derbyshire, England Jan 24, 2005 Cask at Babington Arms, Derby. Nut brown, very thin head, caramel in nose, subdued vanilla, rather thin, bitter finish with a slightly cloying sweetness Hbie (133), Essex, England Oct 26, 2004 Cask at Crosse Keys, Wetherspoon, London. A golden ale with white head. A pleasant beer with slight toffee flavour with a hard hoppy finish. I like the hop blend, Progress are on e my favorite hops. A bit thin bodied for its strength but overall a good beer. DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England Oct 25, 2004 Hand pulled at the Anchor, Birmingham. Light brown, thick head. Not to my tastes this one... Faint toffee/choc flavour on a insistent bitter background, which is unpleasant on the finish. DeepBlack (387), Derby, Derbyshire, England Oct 6, 2004 From the Alex in Derby from the hand pumps. Light/medium brown in colour, the use of a sparkler to form a strong head. A light refreshing beer & a good session ale.
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