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Wellington Brewing Sorcery Spellbinder

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A Traditional Ale formerly brewed by
Macs Brewery

Wellington, New Zealand

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23.95/5.03.41/5.0-0 Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard P  Stats

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 motelpogo (4111), Plzen, Czech Republic
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 14, 2004  
so nice to have a beer with no barley malt or hop character. aroma of wood-aged port. strong vanilla taste, some oak and definite juniper in the finish. no sign of any carbonation but it still left a decent lacing on the glass. really interesting stuff. i wish we hadn't been so rushed, i'm curious as to how beer like this stands up to a good session


 eczematic (1153), Sydney, Australia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 13, 2004  
apparently made according to a medieval gruit recipe, with rye, juniper, honey, yarrow, rosemary and other stuff i can't remember. it's amber-brown with no head. taste is intriguing, bready, spicy like gingerbread, with full honey slickness and a finish full of subtlety including wood, toast, pepper, and more i'm sure if TAR was drinking it for example. nice and warming, i dunno the abv but it mustve been 6 or so. so when is james squire brewhouse going to make a gruit?




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