 Sigmund (2294), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 11, 2009
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger ABV is 4.2%. Chestnut coloured beer, big to moderate creamy beige head. Moderate aroma of malts, nuts and biscuits, hints of caramel and chocolate. Distinctly malty flavour, probably some caramel malts and chocolate malts have been used here, but the beer is not very sweet. Some fruit and moderate hops in the finish. Definitely a "Scottish Ale" rather than a "Bitter" - you won’t find many English bitters with this character these days, methinks.
Beer2000 (1825), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 500 ml bottle sampled@RBNAG 2009, Cardinal. Reddish amber body with a beige head. Aroma of malt, fruit, Madeira and a hint of butterscotch. Flavor is as aroma, malty, fruity, Madeira and a hint of butterscotch with a decent bitter finish. Nice balance, matured and pleasant.
tarheels86 (785), Washington DC, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 On cask at Paradiso in DuPont Circle. Pours an opaque mud with a brown
frothy head. Good retention. Whipped cream consistency. Not much lacing. Aroma is subdued, weak, some toffee. Very light bodied. Taste is
pomegranates, strawberries. Super easy to drink. Good dry hop bite. A
little sour in the finish.
fonefan (11739), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium to dark amber brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, berry, chocolate notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091114]
OleR (2095), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Sampled from bottle@Cardinal, Stavanger. A low grayish head upon a crystal clear, dark amber colored body. Rounded, well prononced malt aroma, with tones of roast, pepper and tinned fruits. Medium malt body, gently sour-sweet, with suggestions of spices, nuts and tooffe. Light-bodied. Smooth, almost creamy in the mouth. Rounded malty, light spicy finish. Light and harmonious, yet tasty. Session beer!
leaparsons (4749), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown red with a cream foam. Aromas are toffee and molasses with some nuttiness. Malty and lightly fruity. Flavours are sweet malts with cola and some sugar. Dry on the finish. A decent simple malty brew.
MoritzF (4995), Bochum, Germany
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 (bottle) Clear, mahogany colour with a beige medium-sized foamy head. Slightly sweet and dusty roast-malty aroma with caramel, cacao and a light fruit-character of apples, berries and citrus. Slightly sweet and bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Roasty malty, slightly nutty taste with caramel and subtle fruity notes; leading into a moderately dry malty and faint hoppy finish. By far not as entertaining as the Williams Bros Red, which I had parallel to this one. 22.XI.09
larsga (2969), Oslo, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Big coarseish beige head. Deep dark brownish red body. Fruity roasty earthy aroma with peppery chocolate notes. Dry-sweetish milky roasty dusty chocolatey taste with earthy nutty notes. Very harmonic. Mid-bodied. Mild, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish earthy chocolatey aftertaste with coffee notes. Excellent! (0.5l bottle, Centra, Oslo.)
Travlr (765), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Appearance is chestnut brown with a large, lively beige head that is long-lasting and leaves nice lacing.
Smell is burnt caramel and butterscotch, with a background of vanilla.
Taste was like a typical dark scotch ale, subtle and bittersweet, with a dry finish.
Very nice beer, easy to drink, interesting and amusing.
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