cgarvieuk (4214), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jun 17, 2009 Cask at Cloister ... amber ... creamy white head ... light hop ... sweet soft fruits ... caramel hop ... little grapefruit ... little lemon hop ... fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Oct 20, 2008 Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5. Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, brown sugar notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and damped stained malt bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (070808) Sigmund (2300), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Aug 20, 2008 Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour. Very nice aroma of butterscotch and caramel, some oaky notes too. Moderately malty flavour with hints of honey, dusty finish. oh6gdx (9104), Vasa, Finland
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Aug 16, 2008 Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is caramel, malts, some cookies and mild notes of honey and fruits. Flavour is malty, fruity, wooden and slightly berryish. Some grassyness in the finish. KimJohansen (7143), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Aug 7, 2008 Clear golden with tiny white short lasting head. Sweet fruity aroma with honey. Sweet malty flavor with grainy notes. berkshirejohn (1831), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Aug 1, 2008 Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Gold with a thin white head; slightly sour aroma of red fruit; flavour is sweet and full of chewy fruit offset by a gentle bitterness; leading to a sticky finish. Pleasant and a refreshing change from the current fashion for light citrus summer ales. SaintMatty (1236), Tallinn, Estonia
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 31, 2007 Cask at The Guide Dog, Southampton- Amber coloured with a pleasant hoppy and malty aroma with satsumas detected. The flavour is well balanced with hop and malt with a bit of caramel thrown in. downender (2633), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 21, 2007 Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 20/9/07. This was the first pint from a new barrel. Amber coloured with a decent, foamy off-white head. Aroma had some orange fruitiness and floral hops. The flavour had some sweet malt and plenty of earthy hops, before a satisfying bitter finish. Very drinkable.
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