4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, April '19, courtesy of Mike. Pours a deep hazed brown, off-white foam atop. Aroma Is a bit dusty, cobweb, nutmeg, cloves. Taste is much of the same, rough around the edges, old malt, oxidized. Great to see an old clip-art Santa on a beer label, of course, but otherwise it's a weak, poorly executed Christmas beer. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2019
at 10:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle) Hazy, orange-amber colour with a big and loose off-white foamy head. Bready and nutty malty aroma with notes of caramel, yeasty spice, as well as a mildly fruity and delicately hoppy background. Moderately sweet and slightly bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a modest carbonation. Bready and nutty cara-malt character with subtle fruity notes and woody hoppy spice; moderately sweet finish with caramel and a mildly hoppy bitterness. 04.VIII.15
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2018
at 02:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask oro carico naso piuttosto burro buon amaro finale bilanciata discreto amaro
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2018
at 22:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(From notes made in May 2016). Bottle from Tuckers maltings. Black pour, no head. Aromas of dark berries, bonfire toffee, demarara sugar, dark chocolate, raisin. Flavours of orchard fruit, chocolate raisin, coffee. Very dry. Huge alcohol warmth. Lovely stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2018
at 20:15
6/10
Tried
on 16 Aug 2018
at 15:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pint on cask at The George Inn, Blackawton, Devon. Pours clear mid brown with a cream head. Aroma: bready malts, lightly floral, fruity. Taste: light bitter, caramel malts, toffee, twigs, hint of grass. Medium body, soft carb, light bitter finish. A bit dull
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2018
at 22:34
6/10
Tried
on 06 May 2018
at 15:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bradford Beer Festival 2018. Darker golden in colour. Is sweet-hoppy with some light berry-fruit.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2018
at 23:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask @ Navigation Tavern Autumn Beer Festival 2017, Mirfield. Golden-blonde with a creamy head. Light and hoppy, it’s a crisp session ale with some malts in its nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2018
at 14:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Navigation Tavern Autumn Beer Festival 2017, Mirfield. Clear copper with a creamy head. It is very light textured with a low to medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2017
at 13:16