larsga (2980), Oslo, Norway
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Oct 19, 2009 Medium beige creamy head. Deep brown body. No discernible aroma. Dry-sweet roasty earthy fruity taste with floral musty notes. Mild, smooth mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Dryish roasty wooden aftertaste with earthy notes. Decent, but nothing special. (0.25l cask, Cloisters, Edinburgh.) thewolf (5827), Kolding, Denmark
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 | Jul 31, 2009 Cask @ Cloisters, Edinburgh.
Pours a nice chestnut colour, with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has almonds, rather sweet malts and toasted caramel. Low carbonation, a bit thin. Okay flavours with okay bitterness. Some toasted caramel, softly roasted and a bit sweet. Quite dull. fonefan (11891), VestJylland, Denmark
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jun 10, 2009 Cask (handpump) @ Cloisters, 26 Brougham Street, Edinburgh EH3 9JH, Scotland. Clear medium brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, caramel notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090410] Rune (2850), Tromsø, Norway
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Dec 11, 2008 Two half pint, cask served at the right drinking temperature at Cloister Bar in Edinburgh early on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Clear, deep mahogany body with a few patches on the top. Dry malty aroma. Dark fruits flavour accomplished by sweet malts. Mid dry in the mouth, with just one bitter note, or perhaps two [26.10.2008]. yespr (12407), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 5, 2008 From cask at Cloisters. Pours clear and golden amber with a small tan head. Aroma is light breadish malty. Sweet flavoured with a solid malt back bone and a mild bitterness coming through. Light fruity into a mild citric finish, yet persisting malty and somewhat sweet. cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 8, 2007 Cask at Cloisters Edinburgh ... Ruby colour ... smokey malt ... rich full sweet roast malt with a little hop.
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