Adnams Tally-Ho

Cask; Seasonal - December. ABV of the cask version varies from year to year. Brewed with Pale Ale, Crystal and Brown malts. Tally Ho is dark Mahogany red in colour with a rich, fruity aroma and a heart warming sweet raisin and biscuit palate.

3.4

380 reviews

Southwold, England

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3.4 Flöska. Clear dark brown colour with a medium beige like head. Sweet pleasant softly toasty malty aroma with caramel, dark fruits, alcohol notes, some spice. Good palate. Sweet flavour of softly roasted malt and dark caramel with dark fruits and spice bit along with bit sharp alcohol notes and soft medium a bitterness.

3.3 Dark amber with a white head that quickly disintegrates. Amberish feel on the nose. Sweetness. Medium to full bodied, malty alco sweetness . Light bitterness . Well rounded.

3.4 Ochutnano lahvové během pivní oslavy narozenin 20.11.2020. Více informací a recenzi dodám později.

3.7 Retro rating of a beer drunk in February 2004. Mahogany coloured with a thin off white head. Rich aroma and taste of malt brown bread malt and burnt sugar. Quality winter offering.

4.2 Aroma of brown sugar, dark chocolate & licorice. Black with a low long lasting light brown head. Medium dry & light sweet intense taste. Medium body, slick texture & soft carbonation.

2.7 Smell- weak malt, some roast. Foam-thin, roast, some acidic tones, malt, a bit more roast and bitterness. Head is tiny, light, brown, white color. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, simple label. Very dark brown, but basically black, weak carbonation initially. From- snifter Taste - malt, roast, acidic tones, more roasted malt, and some butter notes. The aftertaste is pulling roasted and malty bitterness, dry finish. Some other tastes mixed in but don't work for me, don't hate it though.

5.0 Superb Pours a dark brown colour ale with a beige colour head Notes of roasted coffee cocoa nibs with a white frothy head day and coffee

3.0 Aroma : Sweet treacly maltiness, rich fruit hop akin to 'juicy fruit' chewing gum! Taste : Sweet malt & very rich fruitiness, light bitter finish with a medium-strong alcohol burn. O.K.

3.7 Deep and dark brown colour with thin beige head. Rich aroma of dried fruits, caramel, roasted malt and hint of brandy. Similar tastes in flavour plus hint of biscuit and coffee. Slightly sweet, low bitterness and feels nice and oily on the mouth. Nice warming alcohol level and a nutty almost earthy finish.

4.1 Botella de @Cervecissimus, Online. 10/10/2019 Color marrón oscuro corona de espuma beige, aromas maltosa notas cereal, sabor dulce, maltosa, caramelo, rica. Earlier Rating: 11/30/2015 Total Score: 3.6 Botella de @Vivalabirra, Oviedo 29/11/2015. Color marron, sabor dulce, caramelo.

3.2 Ciemne, brunatnej barwy z rubinowymi przebłyskami. Piana trwała, zdobi szkło. W aromacie kawa, czekolada, opiekane nuty chlebowe. W smaku słodycz na średnim poziomie, niska goryczkowa kontra.

4.0 330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, April '19, courtesy of Mike. Pours dark ruby, frothy beige head. Encouraging dark treacle nose. Taste is smooth and rich, soft dark treacle providing the bulk of the flavour, great balance and drinkability. Lovely stuff.

3.7 27/4/2019. Bottle from Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Store. Poured unclear murky dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, molasses, dried fruit, fruit cake, bread and chocolate biscuit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

3.4 Murky red beer, off-white head. Malty, fruit aroma. Taste is malty fruit, a little hop, some caramel. A fairly basic barley wine but it's fine.

2.5 Flasa. Tmavo bordova farba, slaba pena. Vona zelezita, oxidacia, karamel, ovocie. Chut sladova, zelezita, keksiky, karamel, alkohol, trpka chut.

4.0 Earlier Rating: 11/27/2018 Total Score: 4

1.6 Bottle. Clear brown pour, small tan head. Taste is very mild, slightly spicy. Not much nose. Medium body, very soft carbonation.

3.4 Copenhagen 25/9 2018. 33l bottle from Vinbørsen. Rider in uniform galloping away on the label. Tag line is "An Unashamedly Strong Winter Warmer". Very British. Pours clear dark brown with a red hue and a small off-white head. Settles as flimsy thin layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing. Aroma is sweet and metallic and not especially intense. Sweet lightly roasted malts, brown sugar, fermented dark fruit. Strong undercurrent of alcohol. Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, creamy texture. Slightly sticky. Flavor is rather sweet followed by moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet. Lingers for quite a while. Lives up to the tagline without being unpleasantly boozy.

2.8 Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear deep brownish-amber with beige head. The aroma has notes of prune, alcohol, horse farm, some wood, bread and vanilla. The flavor is sweet and mild sour with notes of alcohol, bread, caramel, some roastiness, vegetables and yeasts. Full-bodied.

2.7 At a tasting, smallish head, clear brown to very dark red color, aroma of stale bread, vanila and just a hint of barnyard with some caramel behind. caramel flavor with a hint of barnyard. Simple and disappointing.

3.2 Bottle at a tasting. Hazy amber with a beige head. Aroma of candy, molasses, roast, bread. Sweet, a bit roasted, caramel, raisins, prunes, candy, alcohol. Medium-bodied, syrupy. Too boozy.

3.2 Bottle many thx to Mr Grumbo cons 2018-03-10 Göteborg AR: roasted malt, brown sugar AP: dark brown, wee deminisging sand brown foam F: dusty, intensive, dry, roasted malt, brown sugary, soya sauce, warming feeling

3.6 Horrific name but I begrudgingly admit it's a good beer. The texture is quite thin but it's smooth and the flavours of dried fruit and the smokeyness from the cask gives this a well balanced taste with the hints of winter spices giving it its seasonal feel.

3.3 Traditional dark ale / Barley Wine. Aroma is coffee. Taste is bitter and light sour sweet. Earlier Rating: 11/15/2014 Total Score: 3.2 A traditional dark ale, barley wine type, with low head. Aroma is coffee. Taste is bitter. Ok beer.

3.5 Wethersoon Autumn Beer Festival 2017. Cask @ Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds. Dark-red and smoothish, it’s a strong winter warmer with dark fruits, a sweetness, and some mild spice. Earlier Rating: 2/28/2015 Total Score: 2.9 Bottle from Booths, Media City. Extremely dark ruby-red with a very thin head. Has a sweetened, somewhat sugary nose and taste with a darker fruitiness here.

3.8 330ml bottle from the Adnams Shop in Saffron Waldon. Very dark ruby. Big aroma of dried fruit, spice, cake and a little booze. All the solid, winter warmer flavours you expect, with a smooth body. Nice.

3.7 Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark mahogany, beige head. Nose is toffee, biscuit, dark fruits, raisins. Tastes dark malts, prunes, light spices, light bitter, dried fruits. Quite nice.

3.3 Aroma booze and raisins. Medium bodied. Sweetness roasted malt and dark fruits. Decent strong ale

3.5 [Copenhagen 2017] Draft sample @ SKAAL. Dark ruby brown amber, little tanned head. Nose is thick DE fish guts, yeast, soap BE cough syrup, Christmas syrup,… Taste is cloying liquorice, caramel, syrup but also some spices, clove that make it a bit more interesting. Not bad for what it is but a bit too thick BE, DE cough syrup for me.

3.9 Pint at wetherspoons. A very nice barley wine. Strong alcohol taste but not too overpowering. Sweet, syrup with a sort of smoked/ash after taste. Very dark pint with ruby hue. Ideal winter warmer. 1 of the best strong ales I have had in a while and at £1.95 a pint at my local spoons today I might just have a few.