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Harveys Quatercentenary Ale

Harveys Quatercentenary Ale

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Harveys

Lewes, England

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233.75/5.03.69/5.0Special8%96.5 English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised and bottled version of Gunpowder
"Reminiscent of the strong beers and 'October Ales' brewed during the seventeenth century in the country estates of the gentry and nobility; strong malt sugars are boiled, heavily hopped, fermented and matured to produce a bitter-sweet beer with a high spirit content. (Brewed for the quatercentenary of 'The Discovery of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot')."

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 CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Bottle sampled at the Pre-RBSG ’Tosa gathering on 6/21/07 courtesy of hezron: Pours a transparent dark caramel with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Sweet lightly doughy caramel malty nose has a touch of wintergreen mint. Body starts with a fairly full sweet caramel maltiness well-balanced with a touch of bittering hops and toasty malt along with some light fruity esters toward a drier, but smooth finish. A nice English strong ale/barleywine.


 cgarvieuk (2302), Edinburgh, Scotland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Bottle at home ... Thanks to Fin for this ... nice red tinges brown ale ... slightly lambic tart fruity hop ... Nice balance. very mellow ... I dont know the age of this bottle but this has the mellowness of an aged ale ... very deep fruity cherry ... lots of sweet toffee ... great character... looking at Fins rating prob BBE DEC 06 so nealy a year past stated date... I recon a beer mails in order to see if Fins got anymore :-)


 Papsoe (9980), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 8, 2007  
(Bottle 27,5 cl) Pours a warm, clear, reddish amber golden with a small, off-white head. Complex, vinous, sherry-like aroma. Full-bodied, notes of overripe fruit, sherry and wood - salty even, but the sweetness lingers. The finish is dry. 310807


 Grovlam (2984), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 5, 2007  
Bottle. [Courtesy of Papsoe, another great session @ Papsoe] Small beige and fizzy head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Color was a lovely amber color. Aroma was caramelized, fruity, lovely dominance of rye bread, raisins just like a good cherry, Very nice sweet and complex. Some distant wood and maybe a hint of oxidation. Very full bodied with a flat carbonation and a thick texture. Moderated sweet flavor with some underlying tones of bitterness. Nice complex and sweet lingering finish. 31-08-2007

Thanks Henrik (Papsø) for finding this beer that was ALSO missing in my collection…..he he


 fiulijn (5860), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Hazy reddish amber color; creamy head. Sweet caramel aroma, not persistent. Thick body, sweet, malty, with a woody and raisin touch that was already announced by the aroma. Not very bitter, but at the very end the palate is more balanced. Somehow a juice.
Thanks Henrik (Papsø) for finding this beer that was missing in my collection.




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