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Harveys Quatercentenary Ale 3.7 24

Harveys Quatercentenary Ale

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Harveys
Style: English Strong Ale

Lewes, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
243.76/5.03.7/5.0Special8%97.4English pint, Trappist glass
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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 Ungstrup (15275), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2006  
A deep amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is very sweet with strong notes of over ripe fruits, as well as berries like strawberries and cherries. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit and berries, as well as lighter notes of alcohol. The end is dry and OK bitter with a touch of wood. The mouthfeel is smooth.


 Papsoe (15009), 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


 MiP (9096), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 12, 2006  
Bottle. Clear dark chestnut colour. Very malty aroma, a bit dusty. Sweet raisin flavour, very malty, sweet and dusty. The bitterness is a bit rough. Low carbonation. Very nice, but one bottle is more than enough.


 joergen (8617), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 11, 2006  
Bottle. Clear orange red coloured with a beige head. Sweet aroma with lots of malts and caramel with notes of dried fruits. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel and dried fruits.


 fiulijn (7330), 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.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/105/516/20
Mar 13, 2006  
Bottle. Ruby colour with a small off-white head. Caramel malty, dried dfuits aroma and taste. Full body with a sweet light alcoholic finish.


 CaptainCougar (5517), 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.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 18, 2006    Updated: Feb 7, 2006
Bottle. Full on hop sap aroma. Flavour is quite sweet orangey and hoppy. Sweet malt characters. Some warming alcohol in the finish. I don’t think it was bottled conditioned, so it does have a slight dead character, but to be honest this was very tasty, but very sweet.



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