3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 BeerViking (3379) - Brentford, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 10, 2015
Bottle at M&S HQ, amber pour is a typical malty-hoppy, slightly sweet Scots ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 zacgillbanks (3450) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - OCT 4, 2015
Bottle from M&S, Metrocentre, Gateshead. Amber coloured with a citrus and orange marmalade flavour followed by pine, dried fruit and oak on the smooth, creamy finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 imdownthepub (11738) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - SEP 30, 2015
Bottled, 330ml from Marks & Spencers in Banbury, Oxon. Amber with white head. There is a sweetish, cookie malt character at the start of this, Rich Tea biscuit then a lightish, fruity hop notes. It gets a bit over sweet later on, but reasonable enough.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20 lokis333 (118) - Birai, LITHUANIA - SEP 22, 2015
Very clear, some what amber color but lightish,with minimal foam. Aroma is very hoppy and citrus like reminds more of an IPA from the smell. Palete, Bitterish at the start and the bitternes goes all the way nicely, does not water down, it remains and fades away slowly, which is good. And leave somewhat bitter aftertaste. The taste it self is mainly of the hops as it says that they used Simcoe hops, and you can definatly taste thet, it is domintation the taste. Overall, not what I expected, reminded more of an IPA and color was okay but not as I expected it, kinda missed the amberness for me personaly, but taste and aromas were good, not too bad, good for a try.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 allmyvinyl (7048) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - SEP 1, 2015
330ml bottle from M&S, Princes Street. Pours clear amber, short-lived white head. Gentle, but steady carbonation. Aromas of oat biscuits and cooked orange. Taste is light sweet, caramel and stewed tea. Dry finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 stravale (2547) - Near Carrick-on-Shannon, IRELAND - AUG 31, 2015
Bottle from Marks and Spencer, Enniskillen [240815]
Amber, clear, frothy white head
Aroma of zest, some grassy hops, dull lemon, hint of monkey nut shell
Taste of zest hops, dab of grassy hops, caramel malt
Palate - Soft carb. medium body, bitter hops. Finish if dry, bitter hops, quite mouth puckering, toasty malts and grassy tail
Overall - OK
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 berkshirejohn (5304) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - AUG 29, 2015
33cl bottle from Marks & Spencer, Camberley. Amber with a ring of white head; berry fruit aroma; spicy malt body with lots of berries; and a drying, bitter marmalade finish leaving an aftertaste of burnt toast. Rather good.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 johndoughty (4531) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 22, 2015
Bottle. Bronze with a small head. First flavout that hits you is citrus followed by hops in the background. Smooth and refreshing and certainly worth trying.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 DruncanVeasey (7768) - NUNEATON, 3rd, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - AUG 20, 2015
Dominant red berry and satsuma hop as it should be. Roasted nut and burnt cookie background, maybe chocolate. Aroma of toasted nuts, light cocoa, chestnut, orange oil. Some complexity there. Quite silken and loaded with berry. Intricate ruffs of lace. Copper beer. Tidy.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Desverger (4610) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - AUG 17, 2015
Bottle from M&S, St Johns Road, Clapham Junction, London - amber coloured pour with off-white head. Sweet malty and fruity aroma and taste, some marmalade, citrus and pine hoppy notes, nutty, medium sweet with some caramel, medium bitter in the finish.
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