The Pokies
Blackjack Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.70
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Pale Session Bitter. Hopped with 100% New Zealand hops. As you would expect a Grapefruit, Citrus and Punchy floral aroma with good clean bitterness.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Clerkenwell, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR.[ As Blackjack The Pokies ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, sweet malt, butterscotch notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170814] 6-3-5-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2019
at 15:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Stockbridge tap. Pours clear golden, nose is sweet toffee, floral, light fruit, taste is sweet, floral, garden peas.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2018
at 06:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen (I think). Almost clear golden, medium white head. Hoppy, citrus, zesty, lemon, some bread, fine carbonation, bitterness in finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 11 Dec 2017
at 14:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
1/2 Pint Cask @ Cask Pub & Kitchen. Clear golden. Nose is butter, corn, low vegetable. Taste is all vegetable, corn, sugar, butter, bitter leaves, finish far too bitter vegetable leaves, so bitter. Bitter & buttery body. Not too appealing.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Sep 2017
at 15:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Cask pub and kitchen. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a speckled white head. Aroma is pale bready malts, grassy citrus, kiwi fruit, straw, lemon rind. Flavour is composed of soft light malts, bread, little hay with cittusy hops. Mellow bitterness, grassy and lemon rind. Palate is soft and easy golden no, good cask condition,. Nice easy going gold with new world hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2017
at 12:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Anchor; clear golden amber pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has a hint sweet malts and marmalade, taste has sticky sweet malts, some honey, light citrus, some bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2016
at 07:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a clear light amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is grassy hop, citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth, creamy yeast, grapefruit sour, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lots of bite and flavour for the ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2016
at 13:50
8/10
Tried
on 24 Dec 2015
at 15:48
6/10
Tried
on 02 Jul 2015
at 20:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Craft 100, CBC Clapham, 18/09/14. Clear light golden with a moderate off white swirl and edgework. Nose is citric pith, light smoke, earthy, mineral vibes, toasted malt, bitter hop, tangerine. Taste comprises pale malts, citric rinds, light bread dough, lemon jus, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a subtle hoppy wash. Ok stuff.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2014
at 12:54