Thin white head with a lace over a copper colored ale that changes from gold to amber in the bar light. Strong malt, caramel and toffee in the nose--subtle spice from the hop and a hotness from the alcohol. Newcastle like taste, mostly the malt but much hoppier and it has a mineral twang over sweet caramel and toffee. Fruity and floral hop punches through the apparent alcohol (6% accroding to BA). Good beer, well brewed--I'm just not a fan of it.
For myself, I need to research a bit more what the source of the mineral taste in this beer, a similar taste that shows up in Scottish and English ales that seems to be off putting to me.
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