Spingo Middle
Blue Anchor Brewery in Helston, Cornwall, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.24
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A Moreish, Smooth, Nutty ale
Reddish in colour
Malty, Lightly Hopped with a fruity bouquet
Reddish in colour
Malty, Lightly Hopped with a fruity bouquet
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Dock Inn, Penzance on 26th December 2025. Dark copper with shallow, yellowy white foam and full lacing. Leafy hops and caramel malts in aroma and liquid pass. Fruity finish with solid maltiness. Smooth mouthfeel and a full body.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Dock Inn
on 26 Dec 2025
at 15:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Darts Farm Shop. Pours dark brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, toffee, bread & malt. Medium body. Malty finish. Enjoyable, one that grows on you
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2025
at 21:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day two, 02/08/23. Chestnut brown with a beige cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is dates, toffee, brown bread, grains. Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, dried fruit rinds, dark malts, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Okay cask affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2023
at 14:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Blue anchor Helston. A clear dark amber brown coloured pour with a a lasting beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, tangy, cakey malts, apple, fig pud, dried fruits, fruit loaf. Flavour is composed of bitter wood, dark cakey malts, fig, raisin, twig and bark. Good fun. Palate is semi sweet light tang, mellow condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2022
at 14:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the online shop. Clear deep copper. Barely a head. Nose has hedgerow fruit. Cardboard. Plum. Sweet malt. Taste has a soft sweetness. Gets dry and moderately bitter. Light to medium body. Fine carbonation. Dry and bitter finish. Pity about the cardboard thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2021
at 19:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear chestnut brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of toffee, brown bread. Taste has a hint of red fruit, hazelnuts, caramel. Classic representation of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2021
at 21:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Blue Anchor brewery online shop. Appearance - amber to chestnut brown. Beige, creamy head. Nose - toffee, caramel and bready. A hint of red fruit and orange peel. Taste - mainly caramel, some bread and toffee. Palate - medium bodied, sweet middle and light roasty bitterness on the finish. Overall - will have to visit the Blue Anchor one day as the cask reviews for their beers seem to be better than those from bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 10:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham. Pours clear dark chestnut brown. Aroma: sweet-ish, malt, caramel, wood, forest fruits. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, rich caramel, fruity. Medium body with light carbonation. Not sure I'd have this as an Old Ale
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2021
at 20:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Blue Anchor. Deep chestnut brown. Thin head. Malty and dried fruity. Smooth body. Sweetish taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2020
at 13:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2019
at 23:32