 leaparsons (4755), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 19, 2006 Bottle. Brown, red and pink with a small head. Aromas are apple and molasses with spices and herbal aspects. Has a strong alcohol. Flavours are sweet apple and herbal medicine - almost like cough medicine. Syrupy with oranges, spices and caramel. Tastes quite fresh for an old ale. A good way to take your medicine.
fiulijn (7470), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 23, 2005 Cloudy red-dark amber color, more head than usual Gale’s ales. Nice aroma of malt, brandy, toffee, spices. Full mouthfeel, malty, vinous, with caramel and a wood touch and without the characteristic Gale’s sourness, but with its complexity. The final is warming, quite bitter and a bit astringent. Difficult but very interesting.
thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2005 Hazy amber with a head that reduced pretty quickly. Vinous, fruity aroma. Sweet and sour flavours, very complex,from berries to chocolate,but with good bitterness as well. Oily, full body. A wonderfully complex beer that will improve with age.
ChristianScheffel (4679), Odense, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 14, 2005 Amber beer. Hops, lemon and berries in the aroma. Sweet aroma with a little acid.
MiP (9159), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 1, 2005 Bottle. Cloudy reddish colour. Vinous, sherryish, dried fruit aroma. Flavour is also quite vinous and a little sourish. Low carbonation. Strange, but I kind of like it. Probably best in small doses.
Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 25, 2005 Bottle. Amber colour with small off-white head. Dark fruits aroma and a dark fruits, raisin light alcoholic taste. Medium body and a light alcoholic finish.
Papsoe (15109), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 24, 2005 (Bottle 27,5 cl) I was planning to keep this bottle for a few more years, but it was about to shoot the cork through the plastic coating and I wouldn’t risk losing most of a beer again in the same manner as what happened to my "Gales Christmas" about a month ago. Pity
Beautiful amber golden, presumably clear but with a wee sediment hiding at the bottom. Small, off-white head. Nose full of overripe fruit with a tart edge. Taste is also slightly tart, you get a notion of wooden casks, earth and noble rot. Dry, bitter finish. Complex and very unusual. 140805
hammenlind (738), Sundbyberg, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 9, 2005 Pours hazy amber with a thin diminishing head. Sweet, dark fruit nose.
Slight alcoholic flavour with hints of raisin and cork. Somewhat woody in finish.
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