 MesandSim (5851), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 A Mes rate. Bottle from Kris Wines.
A beautiful Autumnal russet coloured body with a faint white collar. No head would form no matter how Sim tried. So typically Harveys on the nose. Excellent caramel malty tones with liquorice, dried fruit and a faint hit of characteristic sourness. The flavour is almost as good but it has the unfortunate addition of some cardboard and a sticky sweetness. My god this would be amazing if it was unpasturised. As it is, it’s merely very good. Faint oxidisation tries to spoil the day bit the excellent house yeast and faint brett in the finish save the day. A really good drop o English ale that could be SO much better if it wasn’t for the ridiculous pasturisation.
reakt (937), Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 Bottle from Kris Wines. Pours an alluring caramel amber color with a fluffy off white head. Bready caramalt, raisins, sultanas and slight hop in the nose. Taste is much the same, lovely malty sweet flavor with a nice bittersweet hop finish. Good stuff.
DruncanVeasey (2732), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 30, 2008 Takeout from The Garland, Redhill. Damn. With a name like that was expecting a stout. Transparent chestnut, fine persistent suds. Aroma dank sock, marathon trainer, toffee, crushed nuts, blood, wet conker. Damp, autumnal and sweetly metallic. Syrupy palate with nutty sweetness, metal, cake, marzipan, caramel, alcohol and back-of-the-tongue hop bitterness. Chocolatey malt without any smoke or roast. Gnaw of cask wood. Bit vegetal like a doppelbock or dunkel. Lingers with milk choc and nutty bitterness, opens like it’s had sugar sprinkled in it.
Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 3, 2007 Dec 06 Bottle (from Middle Farm, Nr Lewes, BB Nov 07). Good musty wood and toasty malts, hints of smoke. Slightly fruity. Well complemented by earthy woody hop finish. Lacks much of the negative qualities of many pasteurised bottles
Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 23, 2006 275ml bottle, bought from the brewery shop on 4th Nov 2006, drunk 22nd Dec 2006.
Pours a perfectly clear dark amber with a great rich malt and fruit aroma. The taste starts off almost honey sweet and then the hops and malt come through. Has a great smooth mouthfeel with just the right amount of body. Alcoholic enough to be warming but not so much as to spoil the flavours.
One of Harvey’s best beers and suitable for those who find the likes of Sussex Best too bitter for their liking.
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