[1] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer once. (5/23/2006 9:01:01 AM)
"(Cask-conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden) Amber with a small dissapearing white head. Sweet malty aroma with notes of green apples. Sweet malty flavour of toffee and pears with a unpleasant finish of sour green apples."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.5)
Sampled: Hand Pump
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by biegaman from Toronto, Canada who has tried this beer once. (12/19/2005 4:19:53 PM)
"A very fine beer and one to keep in mind next time you dont wanna get whacked over the side the head by a big bold heavy hoped American IPA. A quite modest beer, hoped lightly but enough to make a point. Very mild but tasteful. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/27/2005 12:21:20 PM)
"With me and Karen frantically making plans for a trip to Cornwall next January/Febuary, I guess it's only natural that I would have authentic English ales top-of-mind when I was beer shopping this afternoon. And while I thought I had this before, I was hearing good things about this beer online, and decided to try it out again.
Good call, that. To put this as simply as I can, "I dig this one".
Please allow me to elaborate.
Very sedate appearence, without much in the way of carbonation. A fair representation of attempting to replicate Real Ale in a bottle. And while it would have been nice if this was bottle-conditioned, I appreciate the effort at least.
Rather standard English Ale Aroma -- slightly fruity, but otherwise keeping to itself, for the most part. Only scant hints of hops, really.
But it's the flavor profile that this beer tends to come into it's own. Filling in the mouthfeel, that makes sure sure that the hop profile has a wide berth to do it's magic. I'm going to guess Target and/or Challenger hops with this one, but however the hop bill breaks out to, I think it works pretty well here. Nice interplay between the hops and the slightly fruity yeast-derived vibe to this beer.
A nicely quaffable beer, from a brewery that I had previously had some doubts about. But if their beers are as interesting and as enjoyable as this one, I won't complain too much.... ;^)
Recommended.
//TB"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/1/2005 1:46:55 AM)
"Light orange gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is malt, apples, caramel and wood. A medium bodied strong ale. Malts are fruity and sweet, toffee and wood with a hint of earthiness. Hops are citrusy and piney, mildly bitter. Nice balance. Very pleasant beer. Nice malt character is balanced by a nice earthy hop presence. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by Eyedrinkale from Brooklyn, NY, USA who has tried this beer (1/5/2005 3:00:36 PM)
"Poured orange with a small head and a musky sour aroma. Taste isn't much better except it does have a bit of malty sweetness to it. Finish is clean but way too light."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
4/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
3/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(1.9)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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