Root and Branch
Oakham Ales in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Special|
Score
7.05
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A black IPA firmly rooted in the hop forward Oakham tradition! Smooth, subtle, aromatic dark malts branch out into vibrant citrus, tropical and stone fruit hop aromas and flavours from skilfully combined USA and UK sourced hops.
For Wetherspoon’s beer festival October 2025.
For Wetherspoon’s beer festival October 2025.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A dark pour with a purple gleam and a tight beige head; aroma of dark berries and stone fruit; smooth and dry in the mouth with blackcurrants and a hint of chocolate; then a smooth dry fruity finish with an undercurrent of bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 06 Oct 2025
at 11:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at the Standing Order. Fest tick 9. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of liquorice and cooked orange. Taste is burnt orange and blackcurrant. Fruity bitter finish.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2025
at 15:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Barrel Vault JDW St Pancras. Black beer lasting tan head. Pk black ipa. Quote malty quote fruity. Some roast malt flavour. Yes some decent malt. Some dryness on the finish. Some burnt blackcurrant flavour ok.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 04 Oct 2025
at 13:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#11 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Lovely smooth texture and dark malt base, with a lingering exotic fruitiness to compliment the aforementioned.
Tried
from Cask
at
Paramount
on 04 Oct 2025
at 10:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Wheatsheaf, Stoke-on-Trent. Pours almost black with a small frothy tan head. There’s an earthy aroma with oranges and tropical fruit. In the mouth it starts off sweet and creamy but very quickly becomes quite bitter with flavours of liquorice, roasted malts and tropical fruits. Later on there are traces of stone fruits and blackcurrant. A little bitterness in the finish. This is somewhat disappointing. Decent enough but a little strange.
Tried
from Cask
at
Wheatsheaf (JDW)
on 02 Oct 2025
at 13:40
Tried
from Cask
at
The Commercial Rooms
on 30 Sep 2025
at 23:00