03/02/2001. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, St. Davids Station Approach, EXETER, Devon, England (FREE HOUSE)

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500ml bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham. Pours clear-ish ruby towards dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: immediate off-putting sour note, dark berries, malt & caramel. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, that sour note is more prominent on the taste, also bread, caramel, toffee hints. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. I can't get past the sour notes, seems it's infected. BB4 30th Nov 2022

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Draft at GBBF 2014 - London. Pours rich ruby with a creamy-frothy, light tan head. Decent stuff, with some lightly tangy berries and other fruits, mild brown bread, faint toffee. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Sweet finish with further toffee, berries. Good one.

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cask at bow ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft spiced roast ... dark malt nose ... soft sweet roast ... mellow sweet toffee ... nice soft toffee

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Cask (handpump) @ Anchor Inn, 308 Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands England B5 6ET.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100116]

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Cask. Pours a dark and hazy orangey brown with an off-white head. The nose is rather exotic: overripe fruit and wood. Medium body, flat, notes of both dried and overripe fruit and wood with a lightly tart edge. Subdued bitterness. Quite exciting really. 160110

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled cask conditioned. Nut brown. Soft and gentle but very malty. Very fruity, but still dryish. A big, very goiod winter ale with a rather bitter finish.