7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Deep dark brown with a creamy tan head and a nutty, malty aroma. Smooth and creamy, some caramel malt up front, roasted malt, nutty with hints of hedgerow fruits, a tiny trace of hop bite and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Prince of Wales
on 21 May 2026
at 16:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle, thanks Mike for this. Pours a clear gold, white head. A year out of date but only slight hints that it is. Otherwise it's straw and pale malt all the way. Pintworthy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2026
at 15:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle @ Admiral Benbow shared with the beer share posse, cheers Mike for bringing this. Pours a deep ruby amber, off-white head. Excellent rich malt, smooth palate with dark fruit hints and a confident roasted malt side. Really good ruby porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2026
at 19:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Appleyards. Clear amber, solid inch-thick off-white head. Nice pint, has a pleasant teasing caramel sweetness underpinned with biscuity malt. Good stuff
Tried
from Bottle
from
Appleyards Delicatessen
on 11 Jan 2026
at 08:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brown with a frothy off-white head and malt and hops on the nose. Light bodied, fresh with fruit malt and floral hops nicely balanced, a touch of bitterness and a hint of spice ahead of a dry bitter finish.
Yockleton Arms, Stoney Stretton, Shropshire
Yockleton Arms, Stoney Stretton, Shropshire
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2025
at 12:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at Nottingham beer festival 2025 Wednesday ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft blackcurrant roast malts . soft sweet caramel toffee malts
Tried
on 08 Oct 2025
at 17:20
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2025
at 10:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours dark ruby with a sizable foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. There’s malts and toffee in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet with an abundance of malts, plus caramel, treacle and dried fruit with hints of nuts and chocolate. Finish is slightly fruity. This is decent without being outstanding.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hops
on 31 May 2025
at 12:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2018 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, citrus, caramel, earth & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 18:55