JohnnyOS (646), Golden, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 14, 2008 Pours brown/amber with head that fades quickly. Aroma is very malty... and datey. Flavor is slightly spicy, caramel and a touch of hops.
rphills123 (7), Ohio, USA does not count | 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Dec 12, 2009 One of my favorites from the beginning. Pours a dark red/brown with a good cream head even from a bottle. Malty as I like, with some toffee. The end is a bit dry but you realize youre drinking a good english ale. I always enjoy this one. Toxygen (331), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/20 | Dec 12, 2009 (Br-btl Bk-lbl, traditionally brewed Yorkshire ale)
lct-mhgny, creamy head, ^lace, med-bod, med co2,
aroma: citrus at first then fruity,
tatse: §malty T1, §bitter hop T2, date-ish T3, fruity hop Tf, ^simple angrypirate06 (781), Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 1, 2009 Bottle thanks to thirdeye11. Dark ruby pour. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar, dryer sheets. Flavor is clove, caramel, esters. guzluka (7), Leicestershire, England does not count | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 24, 2009 Good beer and one I often return to. Dark and full bodied with underlying subtle cheesy notes which i’d say it would be rather good with. From the beers in the uk that are readily available its one of the best. BMan1113VR (2940), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 13, 2009 Bottle thanks to thirdeye11. Pours with an off-white head and a clear brown body. Aroma of caramel and brown sugar. Taste is caramel with a ton of fruity esters and brown sugar. Light carbonation. Harryrass (1), New York, USA does not count | 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Oct 15, 2009 I wanted something special for my first rating. I asked the guy at the Beer store his opinion. He cracked one of these open, and shared it with me. I thought it was great! It smells good, looks good (if you like brownish/black) it was sweet (fruity?) and I guess what is called earthy. Had what I thought was a slight cigar taste to it. (a good cigar)
Overall it was excellent, so I bought a 6pk! sound67 (215), Offenbach, Germany
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Oct 12, 2009 50cl dark brown bottle, label as shown. It sure is pretty: Pours an impressive dark reddish-brown with big, creamy beige head and generous lacing. Aroma of various red berries, toffee-ish sweetness, roasted malts. Low carbonation - creamy, if a wee bit grainy, mouthfeel. Taste is agreeably malty, balanced by dried fruit and some caramel. Dry, hoppy finish, lasting bitter aftertaste. The most complex of the Theakston brews that I’ve tried, and the one that now strikes as their most characterful and likeable. How impressions change! From the cask at the Beer Festival it struck me as too sweet, the bottled version doesn’t. Nice, complex dark ale. Fratto (751), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Sep 14, 2009 Dark brown pour, a lot of chocolate in the aroma along with roasted nuts, tastes of chocolate and is a little smoky.
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