Double Diamond

Brewed by Leeds (Carlsberg UK)
Style: Bitter
Leeds, England

(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful deep amber with a frothy and very lively head. Very malty, lightly caramelish character, finely balanced by a harmonious bitterness. 050301

Amber coloured. Neutral aroma with hint of green apples. Light-bodied, near thin, with low bitterness and slight sulfur aroma. This ale got ’megabrewed’ written all across it.

Canned, clear orange colour, creamy white head. Smell is malty and bitter. So far so good, looks like a more promising one than Caffreys Irish Ale, but no. Once you taste this one you get the big surprise, it’s very watery and the only taste I find is a very sour one. The taste completely spoils the beer imo. It gets worse and worse the warmer it gets. Plus points for that it looks nice, and it feels good in the mouth (with taste not counted). But that’s almost the only positive things.

Can. Clear amber coloured with a white head. Aroma of malts, caramel and hops. Flavour of malts, caramel and hops.

Date: 07/12/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

clean light amber, thin head, sweet malt aroma with strong hop accents, touch of malt with lots of sharp hop flavor, good bitter hop aftertaste

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: **+/4
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It used to be this was the best English ale I could find. Thankfully that is no longer the case.

(draft) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, light earthy. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, light earthy. Light-medium body. Tastewise, it fits right in with all the Oktoberfests I am drinking this time of year.

Can. Orange colour with a medium white head. Sweet caramel malty, grassy aroma and a light sweet perfumed malty, fruity taste. Medium body with a light dry sweet finish.