 obguthr (1078), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Butterscotch and lemon aroma. Clear amber, medium white head, very noticeable lack of carbonation, good lacing. Creamy mouthfeel, quite bitter. Starts moderately bitter and somewhat malty. Finishes more bitter with bark and grass notes. It’s 100% beer, with little extraneous flavors. There’s absolutely no mistaking that it is English. Decent, but a little too bitter without character for my taste.
rader58 (195), Leawood, Kansas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Pours a clear golden color. Aroma of citrus and dough. Taste is of yeast, soap and a hint of floral hops. Average.
tennessejed420 (100), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 500 ml. bottle. Pours a a light gold orange with fizzy off white head. Smells of corn syrup, butter, malt. Taste of bitter hop balance with sweet malt. Not typically what I consider a wintry beer, but not bad. Slightly watery, drinkable, would be good with food.
rosenbergh (998), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 500 ml bottle. Finland.
Parallel tasting with 4.5% and 6.0% versions.
Slightly hazy golden colour with average frothy white head. Mild fruity/floral hoppy aroma with grapefruit and tiny hints of caramel sweetness. Fruity/floral hoppy flavour with some bitter ash, saltwarer and hints of metal. This pretty good but I prefer the 4.5% version.
douglas88 (1679), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 500 ml bottle drank at the Bayou with Andrew, the last of many Elves! Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. A sweet hoppy aroma, light caramel and malt. The flavor is sort of like a hoppy English Strong Ale; earthy hops and light caramel. Similar to the Very Bad Elf. Nice and drinkable.
berkshirejohn (1836), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. Gold with a loose white head; fresh, hoppy aroma, hints of grapefruit from the Cascade and some pine resin; crisp, but rather thin, flavour, some biscuity malts and some delicate hops; then building to a robust, spicy, hop finish. Very, very, easy drinking.
MiP (9162), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Draught at EsBF09. Mild grassy aroma. Clear shiny yellow colour. Small stable creamy white head. The flavour is mildly grassy from the hops. Subtle, but refreshing and good.
PJClarke (717), London, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 heavy on the hops with some caramel flavours pretty much a Christmas labelled ipa. Pretty rocking and I love the different caps on each bottle.
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