6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Simeon Arms, Ryde, on the IOW Jolly Day 24/08/14. Clear golden amber with a moderate off white head that retains. Nose is earthy, toffee, spice, malty, brown bread. Taste comprises mellow dark fruits, toffee, faint cocoa, bready. Medium bodied, fine carbontation, semi drying close with light bitterings. Adequate.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2014
at 05:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Dark sugars and pale malts. Clear gold with a decent white head. Candy sugars, raisin and some malts. Basic and decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 15:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - Pale malts and light root. Clear gold with a small white head. Caramel and some light root with a mellow finish. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 15:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle - Bready malts and some earthy notes. Clear gold with little white head. Twig and toast, light bitterness and a toasty long finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 15:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask - Grains and twig. Clear gold with a decent white head. Caramel and twig with a light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2014
at 15:18
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask - BBQ chicken and sulphur. Clear gold with a decent white head. Bready and pale malts with some light bitterness. Smell is really off, but beer is fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2014
at 15:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Leighton picked up at Shanklin Co-Op. It ours clear golden-amber with a small white head. The nose is sweet, grainy, doughy, melon, apple, pear. The taste is sweet, grainy, apple, pear, minimal alcohol, melon, dough and icing sugar with a dry finish Medium body and fine carbonation. Simple, but easy-going. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 10:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the the Waterfront Inn, Shanklin during the IoW Jolly. It pours clear amber with a medium white head. The nose is toasty, juicy, tangerine, grain and mild caramel. The taste is toasty, grainy, brown bread, caramel, earth, leather and grass with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Easy going and decent enough ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 10:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at the the Waterfront Inn, Shanklin during the IoW Jolly. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The nose is earthy, toasty, wood, grain, caramel and dirt. The taste is bitter, toasted grain, brown bread, citrus peel and grass with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 09:57
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Cask at the Simeon Arms, Ryde during the IoW Jolly. It pours clear pale gold with a small white head. The nose is eggy, sulfurous, farty, corn and earth. The taste is crisp, grassy, egg & cress sandwich, toast, citrus peel and soap with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Eggy/sulphrous stuff is pretty nasty. No good.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2014
at 09:41