leaparsons (4725), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Nov 5, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown with a small beige head. Aromas are nutty with roast malts and toffee and molasses. Dark syrup with spices. Flavours are raisins with dark syrup and light roast malts. Sweet toffee and chocolate with some herbal notes. Spicy on the finish. Has a nice palate. Good.
fonefan (11303), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 28, 2009 Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England. Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good - fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, nutty, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, a peppery - alcoholic finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090805] DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 12, 2009 Cask Handpump at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 05/08/2009
Some hop aroma. Mid brown coloured and fruity with a little dryness in a crisp and bitter malt finish. ChristianScheffel (4488), Odense, Denmark
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 8, 2009 Dark amber with a small off-hite head. Aroma of malt and toffee. Sweet toffee dominated flavour, with some grassy hops and bitterness in the finish. imdownthepub (5139), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Oct 24, 2009 Cask conditioned at The Royal Blenheim, Oxford. Brown, ruby with white head. Sweet, malty fruity flavours with hints of sawdust in the background. Quite heavy on the palate with a golden syrup type note, but otherwise ok. cgarvieuk (4177), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 11, 2009 Cask at GBBF 2009 ... brown ... light pine amd malt nose... soft malt and light toffee.. Svesse (2613), Hässelby, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Sep 4, 2009 (Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 6 Aug 2009) Dark brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty nose with dark fruit, raisins and chocolate. Malty, fruity taste with notes of raisins, dark fruit and a long, bittersweet finish. More than medium body, fairly sweet. Vey nice beer. oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 14, 2009 Cask@GBBF2009. Deep ambery ruby colour with small head. Aroma is hops, fruits, wood, toffee, fudge and some slight mildly roasted notes. Flavour is nutty, caramelly, dark fruity a bit syrupy and also has some slight notes of alcohol.
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