rauchbier (3000), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 26, 2009 Bottle, from Co-op Mablethorpe. Deep copper bronze, thin but lasting white head and gentle condition. Gentle sweet toffee, vanilla and hazelnuts in the nose, again sweet in the mouth with an earthy edge and a touch of fruitiness although some hop bitterness emerges with time, finish is all burnt toffee and dry bitterness with low sticky sweetness lingering. weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 | Jun 24, 2009 Bottle, Co-Op Cheadle. Dark gold brown with a thick white head that wilted quickly. Light caramel malt hints with a weak and watery bitter metallic finish. Not nice. wyzzywyz22 (782), Wirral, Merseyside, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Mar 29, 2009 Bottle, Co-Op Hoylake. Poured a reddy brown colour with a dissipating off white head. Aroma and flavourwas caramel malt heavy with some muted hop. Some low key bitterness going down. Unremarkable yet tolerably drinkable. Bullit (1352), Glasgow, Scotland
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Mar 8, 2009 Bottle, Co-op. Dark copper colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts and slightly hoppy. Flavour has sweet caramel malts. Dry finish. Beth101 (317), West Yorkshire, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Jan 10, 2009 caramel colour with a large off white head that rapidly disappeared. Getting a hoppy aroma with a hint of malt. It has a slightly bitter edge to it and tastes of hops. cgarvieuk (4178), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jan 2, 2009 Bottle at neils from his local co-op ... copper .. sweet toffee malt ... little bock like nose... malty metalic malts ... metalic hop linger. harrisoni (6798), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 27, 2008 500ml bottle from Coop in Folkestone. Its an ok golden ale. Bit of dusty malt, bit of hop on aroma. Quite drinkable. Decent premium bitter. Good malts, nice balancing hop. Good drinkability. Some decent yeast character. Yep, Id buy it again. johndoughty (2156), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Dec 22, 2008 Bottle. Some bitterness but not over poweringly so. Reminds me of a lager rather than a bitter. Pleasant maltiness and an all round well balanced drink.
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