¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 16, 2004 Dark red hue, hoppy flavor, mild nose with dark fruit and some nuts. Decent beer, not a regular bitter but still good. Fresh hops abound. beerguy101 (3946), Newark, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 18, 2004 Tasted at the 2004 Pizza Port Real Ale Festival. Medium orange color. Small head. Aroma is fruity and malty. A medium bodied bitter. Malts are nutty and sweet. Hops are slightly spicy, floral and bitter. Some hints of smoke and peat. Mild flavors. Soft carbonation. A little funky and yeasty tasting. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jun 15, 2004 Cask @ Real Ale Fest
The beer pulls from the cask a clear burnished copper color with a generous head that is spumous in texture and a light tan color, the lace a concealing sheet. Nose was malt sweet, fresh and clean to the olfactory senses; start was malt sweet with the top middling in feel. Finish was medium in carbonation, the hops pleasant and delectable, I thought this the best Bitter of the weekend, dry aftertaste a real pleasant and pleasing surprise, I had a couple of these one a double pour.
unclebleen (620), California, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jun 12, 2004 Pours a semi-hazy amber color with a small white head. Aroma is light malt, grain, and some rather strong yeasty notes. Flavor mimics the aroma. Yeasty and grainy. Body is good...nice medium body and smooth. duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | May 25, 2004 Tap@Magnolia Pub and Brewery, San Fransisco- pretty English tasting, lemony, tea like hops, but once again, relatively grainy body. JohnC (2280), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | May 31, 2003 sampled cask conditioned at Pizza POrt's real ale fest 2003: hazy brown, large white head, slightly roasty nose, slightly sour, a mediocre session beer 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | May 31, 2003 Really ryeish aroma with a small amount of hops. Murky amber color. Lots of hops in the flavor with alot of water yet it is done in a way where it is decently smooth. Crit (2407), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Jan 6, 2003 Brown. Light hop nose and palate. A session beer
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