DruncanVeasey (1913), No. 46, Leicestershire, England Dec 9, 2008 Fake red amber, white rim. Aromas caramel, sweet red berry fruit, backround leafiness,faint peardrop, enticing oak. Sweet but drying on the palate. Mostly caramelised redness, battenburg, bread. Nibble of bitterness finish moving into sweet vanilla, oaky biscuit afters. Aromatically malty. Heresy, but reminds me a bit of De Koninck. Murdered and filtered, and without that living yeasty bite, of course. Enjoyable, and so decent for a dead Marstons effort Id almost consider drinking it again. MrAleman (113), guildford, Surrey, England Sep 16, 2008 Updated: Oct 1, 2008Not sure how much I like the mixture of Vanilla and Oak. Different in taste to a lot of bitters, does not work for me though. rickgordon (3088), Göteborg, Sweden Jun 23, 2008 <i> Bottled. </i>
Golden colour, fast diminishing head. Sugary nose and no maltiness. As afful in flavour with no maltiness. Papery bitter. No malt, no hops. Just adjuncts. It seems. Finn (1109), Tromsĝ, Norway Jun 6, 2008 Bottle 0,5l. Golden colored. A shortlived creamy head clinging to the glass. Strong spicy aroma. Cinnamon? Soft mouthfeel. Flavor of fruit and spice. Bitter finish with a longlived spicy aftertaste. KI=5 renffisch (461), london, Greater London, England Feb 23, 2008 500ml bottle from threshers. Vanilla it is! both in aroma and taste. Flavours also include choclate, treacle and oats. Golden in colour. balanced and rond, goood beer.
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