jjuf1853 (467), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA Aug 24, 2009 Bottle, pours a darker copper amber color than the cask version. Compact, creamy tan head. Toffee and caramel malt sweetness in the aroma but the flavor introduces more of the hop bitterness that you expect. Excellent balance between the malt and hops. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with a great flavour. BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA Aug 17, 2009 500ml brown bottle obtained at McKinnon’s in Salem, NH. Pours a translucent amber-golden body with a half inch of short-lived off-white head. Caramel and toffee malts with a touch of butter in the aroma. Caramel, butter, toffee, touches of chocolate and coffee, with a fair bit of minty herbal English hops. Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. Moderately drinkable, mostly due to the flavors not quite meshing the way I’d like, particularly the butter, and I’m thinking this may not be the freshest sample. Having said that, it’s still a relatively decent English pale ale... Fullers74 (60), Denmark Aug 15, 2009 Mild hoppy and fruity aroma with a similar taste. A good beer, but the cask version is much better rosenbergh (843), Helsinki, Finland Aug 12, 2009 500 ml bottle. Finland.
Light copper colour with small off-white head. Some caramel and hoppy bitterness in aroma. Refreshingly hoppy flavour with some caramel. Nicely balanced. A classic Ale. Excellent! Hopper (277), San Antonio, Texas, USA Aug 9, 2009 A golden brown beer with little head. Aroma was sweet. Taste was sweet, caramel & slightly bready. Is there hops in here? punkska101 (93), Chambly, Quebec, Canada Aug 8, 2009 500 brown bottle bought @ SAQ : copper, low carb, caramel, a bit herby, low bitterness, med body, a nice smooth yet complex session beer. dalek123 (103), Houston, Texas, USA Aug 6, 2009 Pours amber with a thin white head. Nose is malt. Taste is malt, bread, and caramel with medium hop bitterness. A good everyday beer. bulldogops (153), Alberta, Canada Aug 6, 2009 Updated: Aug 7, 2009Bottle @ Metro. Re-rate. Much better bottle this time around. Golden pour with a moderate white head, medium retention. Aroma is mild sweet malts. Taste is very hoppy, with an herbal sweetness lingering into the bitter finish. Not bad at all.
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