Nuffield (2749), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 23, 2003 Woody, dried fruit aroma. Bolder flavors, banana especially. Slightly thin and lacking in the finish, though I got some nice hints of rum raisin ice cream. pilsnerrogge (1794), Finspång, Sweden
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 21, 2002 Spicy, peppery flavour. Will probably improve with age. DrBeer (777), Danderyd Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Mar 19, 2002 Dark redbrown hue.
Graphite and almonds in the nose.
More graphite and almonds in the flavor and some lingering bitterness.
This was a stored version (one yrs old)
It will be better by the years and has already developed a whole lot. omhper (12299), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 6, 2002 Sampling of the 2000 Christmas version in March 2002. Very dark brown in colour. Big banana aroma. Sweet, crystalized sugar flavour. I believe this beer needs more time to mature, and get the flavours melted together. It is enough sugar in there, and the 8.1% alcohol should keep it developing for yet some time. Bov (5514), Bienne, Switzerland
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Jul 12, 2001 dark brown colour, no head, fruity and malty nose, very sweet, long caramel aftertaste Oakes (8166), Kowloon, Hong Kong
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Dec 12, 2000 An abbey ale, not bad but less flowery and smooth than I would like. Some fruity, sweet malt and touch of bubblegum flavours.
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