 kennydiaz (186), staten island, New York, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
May 2, 2009 Decent nice and smooth nice golden color.Not like a winter ale. More like a golden ale.
l1br4r14n (286), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 19, 2009 Color is golden with a creamy white head. Hops are prominent in the aroma. Flavor is mostly hops but with only a little bitterness and some spice coming through in the end.
BelgianBeerGal (1303), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 6, 2009 50cl botte in TN. Fairly normal strong ale but they did bring up the level of hops in both the flavour and the aroma. Still a solid malt backbone though. Good.
SamGamgee (1460), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 18, 2009 50cl bottle. Dark gold with a medium rocky head that leaves ample lace. Slightly damp hop aroma, with pear, melon rind and some orange-ade. Medium sweet, doughy malts with medium bitterness and clean, citrus and light leafy hop flavors. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation. Decently malty and hoppy ale. Not really the fresh-hop punch that they may lead you to expect, but decent enough hops for an imported English ale.
Indra (2036), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 10, 2009 500ml bottle. Faintly sweet, grainy malt aroma, lightly honeyish and fruity, with notes of citrus, pear and apple, overall effect is pretty slight, however. Clear medium golden color with a lasting, fine, white head. Flavor is predominantly fruity and very lightly bitter, with a touch of pineapple, grapefruit and doughy, lightly bready malts, and finishing with a touch of cedar, and a light dose of hop bitterness, earthiness and spiciness. Smooth and low in effervescence on the palate, almost juice-like in consistency, with a medium body. Just very mild character, drinks not at all like the hefty Winter Ale one might expect.
TheBeerGod (3163), Newport News, Virginia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Bottle. Hazed gold. Small white head. Nose is floral with lively hops, light fruit notes, malt, and spicy notes. Taste is chewy malts, light toffee, spicy notes, floral hops , light grass and fruit. Some herbal notes come through here as well. Body is bubbly and light to light-medium overall. Ends with more herbal notes, light spicy and floral hops, chewy malts and grass. Some fruit coming through as well.
Cavie (1439), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 Nice mix of hops and spice. Golden pour, but doesn’t overpower on the taste.
nathan30533 (154), Dahlonega, Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 Though Im not usually a fan of the English strong ales this one is the one that changes everything. Good aroma and taste of hops. Very smooth. Golden in color. What I look for in a beer. Great brew.
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