larsga (2980), Oslo, Norway
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 | Oct 18, 2009 Small beige head. Deep dark brown body with light carbonation. Faint sugary aroma. Dryish-sweet papery roasty taste with fruity notes. Very mild and smooth mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Dryish roasty resiny aftertaste with wooden notes. Very low on taste, but not bad. Perhaps a little too sweet and not sufficiently bitter. (0.25l cask, The Blue Blazer, Edinburgh.) trapped (22), Turkey
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 | Sep 24, 2009 Reddish-brown body, off-white creamy head, vanilla flavor, smooth finish. Not so strong on the palate. Commendable. kseecs16 (907), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 23, 2009 Draught at Abbotsfords in Edinburgh. Pours a reddish brown with a creamy light tan head. Malty, nutty, with some toffee character. Light creamy feel. Quite malty. swoopjones (1920), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 21, 2009 Cask @ Bow Bar, Edinburgh, Scotland. Enjoyed with cgarvieuk. Deeper amber pour, Slight caramel malt, mild smoke & peat. TimE (1354), Tokyo, Japan
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 17, 2009 Cask at Bow. Deep brown color, lovely toffee and milk chocolate character. Smooth mouth. Malty, a touch sweet. Excellent English dark ale. wetherel (1641), Encinitas, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Sep 2, 2009 Cask at Bow Bar, Edinburgh with cgarvieuk. Lightly sweet. Some brown sugar. Mellow and easy to drink. Pounder? Brown. Nice. fluffy head dies quickly. Low cask carbonation. thewolf (5808), Kolding, Denmark
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Aug 1, 2009 Cask @ Bow Bar, Edinburgh.
Pours a nice chestnut colour, with a fine, staying, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is grainy, some rye, low hops and relatively sweet. Low carbonation, fine creamy mouthfeel. Flavour has some metallic off-flavours, otherwise light rye, chocolate, light roasted and a fair, hoppy finish. fonefan (11866), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 6, 2009 Cask (handpump) @ Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DX, Scotland. Clear medium amber brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, dark roasted, caramel, berry, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090409]
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