7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Light cloudy amber with small off white soap sud head. Aroma of biscuit malts and citrus noted hops; too clean and standard. Taste is really nice and just shows what I know, quite bitter, orange, grapefruit and pine comes through with more power than expected, quite a bit of hop spice helped by a fine yet zingy carbonation. Medium bodied, smooth. After the look and aroma I was expecting to rate this sub 3.0. Its great when a beer surprises you.

29/08/2004. MAGNESIA BANK, 1 Camden Street, NORTH SHIELDS, Tyne & Wear, England

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

16/6/2022. Cask at the 30th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear dark amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, stewed fruits, some veg, and a mucky farty edge. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Tasted much better than it's aroma. Didn't seem right.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear deep golden with a thin white head. Aromas of orange and faint malt. Taste is more orange, light grapefruit bitterness. Slightly flintly.
Earlier Rating: 2/17/2016 Total Score: 3.6
Cask at Thomsons. Pours clear gold with a thick white head. Aromas of butter biscuit, malt, orange biscuit. Taste is light bitter, light sweet. Oily texture, bitter finish.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Small creamy white head left a collar on a clear light golden still body. Minimal floral aroma. Medium bodied, well carbonated to the fore with a crisp back. Herbaceous tasting with spices, tea, bitter pith, grapefruit & malt followed by a long fruity tangy finish. Decent Stuff

6

Bottle from eebria. Amber colour with a foamy off white head. Aroma malty caramel and light hoppy citrus. Taste light sweet. Medium body.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home alongside the Sunday roast beef dinner. This is my sort of beer, a true to style English IPA with a gang of bitter hops running riot across the taste buds. It perfectly complemented the meal and slipped down a treat.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Thomsons. Pours clear golden, nose is pineapple, citrus, toffee, taste is similar, juicy fruit, light bitterness

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at desk. Opens with a hearty hiss. Pale yellow / straw coloured pour with a lively lasting white froth. Aroma is a bit funky, rustic straw and wheat grains with tangy pineapple, hints of brett and funk. Flavour is composed of pale grains, straw, rough wheat, tangy bitter pineapple and citrus rind, bitter grapefruit, little funk Assertive back of the throat/ Signs of a mild infection. Hint of smoke. Palate is medium light, effervescent. Ok slightly infected.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the State bar. It pours clear deep gold with a decent white head. The nose is soft, juicy, fragrant, lemon, lime, lychee and biscuit. The taste is crisp, bitter, earthy, bread, grapefruit, lemon, light biscuit, touch of peppery spice with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent stuff.