imdownthepub (5172), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Mar 14, 2005 Cask Conditioned at The King Arthur Hotel, Reynoldstown, Glamorgan. Dark brown with red tinge, healthy head. Lovely aroma comes from this, almost cider like with a heavy hint of apples in the body. Well constructed with rich malt and a spicy hop finish. Very nice indeed. TBone (6844), Pori, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jan 18, 2007 Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori
Copper brown, good creamy off-white head. Nutty, toffeish aroma. Malty flavor and aftertaste with late nutty-hoppy bitterness. Nice balanced real ale. DJMonarch (6921), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 1, 2006 Cask Stillage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham 23/03/2002
Copper colour and slightly rich on the palate. Malty with a lasting finish. Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Sep 8, 2007 (Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug) Copper colour with brief off-white head. Malty, nutty nose with a touch of citrussy fruit. Malty, slightly nutty taste with notes of citrus (orange, mandarin) and a fairly dry finish with spicy bitterness. Good balance between malt, fruit and hops, but not really exciting. BigBilly (127), London W3 6PF, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 4, 2004 On tap at 2004 GBBF. A clear rich dark chestnut with white head. Nice caramel malt hop aroma. Rounded bitter roasted malt flavour, Quite dry but not enough to prevent it from being a great session ale.Slightly thin mouthfeel with long bitter, almost (but not quite) skunk finish. RichardGretton (3153), Leicestershire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Oct 2, 2007 Cask@Farmers Arms, St Davids, Wales. Reddish brown beer with a strong white head. The aroma is very light and the flavour is watery and mildly dry. Overall a reasonable plain beer. downender (2632), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | May 11, 2009 Cask-conditioned at the Clytha Arms, Gwent 11/05/09. Chestnut coloured with a lacy, off-white head. Big malty, aroma with plenty of red fruit and a hint of spicy caramel. The flavour also began with plenty of sweetness, a hint of sulphur and and a decent bitter finish. Served in excellent condition and good stuff. robforbes (1099), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Jul 20, 2008 pours a clear dark amber with a large foamy dirty white head, good lacing.
smell is of malt, sweet caramel, earth, roasted nuts, touch of hay.
taste is malt, butterscotch, touch of citrus, a little watery on the backside, few hops, just a touch of roasted nuts.
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