6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a chrome yellow with a small foamy white head and good lacing. Grass and straw in the aroma with hints of malts as well. In the mouth the initial impression of fruitiness and a creamy texture. Later you become aware of the malt led base and discern stewed apples, peaches and apricots together with some floral hops. Finish is mainly malts. Not a bad beer by any means.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jun 2021
at 14:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden pour with a nice frothy white head, and a light fruit malt aroma. The taste is malt driven, with some fruity sweetness and a yeast-like character that is often apparent in their beers. Has a fresh, almost zesty mouthfeel and slightly dry bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Black Bear
on 22 Oct 2020
at 13:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white fluffy head. Aroma is slight funky straw and grain. Taste is grain and malts, some bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2020
at 18:19
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
14/4/2020. Bottle from Tuffins Supermarket, Craven Arms. Pours clear pale gold with a small white head. Aroma is malty, grainy, syrupy, earthy, floral, caramel. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, oily and watery, with soft carbonation. Not very keen on this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2020
at 23:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Bear & Wolf, Kidderminster. Very dark brown, slightly translucent with a beige/khaki head. Light aroma, some dark chocolate and some black malt. Taste is sweet with an earthy bitterness and robust, almost gravy-like savoury note with follows through to the finish. Chocolate syrup, Marmite in the aftertaste. Medium oily body, soft carbonation. A bit odd but certainly not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2020
at 01:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wicked Grin, Ludlow. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is cola, raisin and liquorice. Taste has liquorice and roast to start with a sweet tar and dark chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2020
at 09:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks for this antiquity!]. Clear, yellow-ish golden colour with average, thick, fluffy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Spicy malty and minimally fruity, hoppy aroma, doughy overtones, hints of nettle. Taste is spicy malty, minimally strawy, minimally fruity hoppy, slightly doughy yeasty, a touch of apricot, nettle, gooseberry. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2019
at 19:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
13th July 2019, cask half-pint on the 23rd Annual Bishop's Castle Real Ale and Cider Trail. Pretty sure this is a one off, a regular beer tweaked for the festival (or just renamed for 'tickers'). I did see this last year unlike the other four I've just added!
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2019
at 08:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
13th July 2019, cask half-pint on the 23rd Annual Bishop's Castle Real Ale and Cider Trail, at the brewery. Pretty sure this is a one off, a regular beer tweaked for the festival (or just renamed for 'tickers').
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2019
at 08:44