 gary07734 (141), Tyne & Wear, England
Jul 20, 2008 On tap in York. Creamy, bitter ale with a nice balanced bitter finish, nice malt and sweet flavours. Pretty good.
EFC1878 (61), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Jul 17, 2008 Dark ruby coloured beer. Hint of fruit in the nose but mostly caramel/malt. Tastes predominately of roast malts with that sickly caramel overtone typical of a Scottish beer. Lack of hoppiness a huge disappointment for the style. Ultimately a bland, unsatisfying experience.
bobinlondon (220), Harrow, Greater London, England
Jul 13, 2008 Handpulled cask at JDW Hatch End, Harrow during recent international beer fest. Very dark brown with thich collar of off-white head in the peak of condition. Lots of interesting malt flavours, roasted, coffee, chocolate, all the things you would expect, but also extremely smooth and very sessionable. Excellent.
DownsouthGav (602), Greater London, England
May 6, 2008 Cask at The Ship, Croydon. Pours a dark brown beer with a foamy head. Aroma of cream and malts. Taste is smooth, some hops and matured oak. Quite nice.
DruncanVeasey (1633), Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Apr 10, 2008 Knickersby ’Spoons. Shaving foam collar on deep ruby beer. Drab varnishy malt, walnut husk and vinous splashes. Still and insipidly bitter. Didn’t get any hops or fruit, just stale wood. One to revisit in fresher condition,with a cleaner palate..
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