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RCH Ale Mary 3.24 180

RCH Ale Mary

Percentile
70
overall
Brewed by RCH
Style: English Strong Ale

Weston-super-Mare, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1803.26/5.03.24/5.0Winter6%62.4English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
A bottle conditioned version of Firebox with the addition of spice oils.
Pale malt, chocolate malt; Progress and Target hops; ginger, cloves, cinnamon, corriander, nutmeg, pimento. A dark, rich spicy bottle-conditioned ale, resonant with Christmas seasonal flavours and designed to take the chill off the coolest winter night. Ale Mary has a warm and sweet aroma of cloves, coriander and ginger. The palate provides touches of rum, raisins and sultanas, with a dry fruity finish. This ale has been exclusively brewed for us by Paul Davey of RCH Brewery.
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 anders37 (4796), Malmö, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 15, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Sweet malty and very spicy aroma. Sweet malty fruity raisin flavor with some spicy hints. Fruity spicy finish with a slightly spicy aftertaste.


 MesandSim (5958), London, Greater London, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 14, 2007  
A Sim rate (50cl bottle from a Waitrose 3 pack): Great spicy aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg, slightly herbacious (sage?) and with a swish - something more alcoholic, like a port. Flavour is a slightly dulled down version of the aroma with the addition of orange and clove. Nice murky amber colour with a well kept head. Short spicy citric finish.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 8, 2007  
The aroma is heavily spiced with cinammona nd nutmeg standing out and hints of black pepper. The body is a pale orange/brown and holds a fluffy and lasting, two finger thick white head. Spicy clove accented fore with hints of cinammon and sundry other spices. It’s a bit muddled, but not undrinkably so. The malt component is muted and a heartier, maltier brew-I think-would showcase the spices to better effect. Still nice ont he whole.


 yespr (12427), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 29, 2007    Updated: Nov 20, 2007
CBF07 sample from bottle. Pours golden orange. Aroma is perfumed aroma hops. Flavour is perfumed, slight malty. Rather dry finish. Not good. 4-3-5-3-9=2.4

50 cL bottle (Wessex Craft Ale Mary). Pours slight hazy orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is spiced, ginger, cloves and coriander. Slight acidic aroma. Flavour is floral towards a sweet caramel flavour. A slight spiced note can be sensed with a mild sweet note. Ends with slight herbal and hoppy dryness. Has a slight soapy note. Nice.6-3-6-3-12=3


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
May 20, 2007  
Bottle. A amber beer with a white head. The aroma is of berries, anis and honey, the taste is fruity with berries, spices and ginger. Medium body with a light bitter finish.


 joergen (8638), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 19, 2007  
Bottle. Clear amber coloured with a white head. Aroma of fruits, berries and hops. Flavour of caramel, fruits and hops with notes of berries.


 hughie (3086), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/103/56/20
Apr 13, 2007  
Gold-amber. Smells like a ’Christmas Spice’ plug-in air freshener. Paul Davey, who apparently brewed this dreadful jumble of tastes and aromas, should have known better. A huge disappointment after their excellent East Street Cream.


 nearbeer (1884), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Mar 31, 2007    Updated: Oct 20, 2008
500 ml bottle poured in Mason quart jar. The color of hazy iced tea, with a lasting inch of creamy foam. Aroma is clean spice, dark fruit, cherry and resin mixture nicely balanced with a dash of pepper. Taste is similar, with more drying from spice than hops. Maybe a bit much ginger, or maybe just a tad too much of all the spices. Medium body is extremely smooth and dry.



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