3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Bottle from The Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, 11.09.10 consumed the same day. Pours amber with an off-white head. There is a slight sourness on the nose, touch sharp and I fear signalling worse things to come. The taste confirms my suspicions, fruitiness immediatley giving way to an acidic sourness, infected and nigh on undrinkable, down the drain for you matey boy. Btw I have thrown the bottle and so the abv is a best guess. A3 A3 T3 P1 Ov6
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2010
at 08:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at the Four Candles, JDW, Oxford 02.09.10 Pours more amber than gold in my opinion, with very little head to speak of. Initially I quite liked this, it was fruity, with some hoppiness showing but then I got the impression that this was a little tired and maybe a touch past it’s best with a slight sour toffeeiness starting to show. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2010
at 06:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (Giddy Bridge JDW, Southampton) - Golden in colour. Fruity, malty and slightly musty aroma. Malty and fruity taste with some faint hoppy notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2010
at 11:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at The Plough and Harrow. Pours clear and golden yellow with a lacing white head. Aroma is fruity hoppy and mild cornish/malty. Fruity, slight herbal, bitter and mild roasted malt. Mild herbal and bitter finish with a light fruity note.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2010
at 02:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, 29/07/10. Amber in colour with a slight white head. Plenty of toffee sweetness, some red fruits and a hint of spice, before citrus hops and a short, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2010
at 15:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A slight hazy to an amber-orange body. No head to speak of. Aroma of malts and dark fruits. Fine blended flavour of chocolate malts and marmalade-like fruits. Smooth bitter ending. Medium bodied. Full measure as always at the Market Porter. Cask, half (London, 16.07.2010).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2010
at 12:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half, cask hand pulled and served at the right ambient drinking temperature at the Market Porter. Patchwork on the surface. Dark ruby body. Smell of liquorice-like malts. Chocolate and nutty malts in flavour, nicely balanced with hop resin. Fine integrated bitterness to the finish (London, 16.07.2010).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2010
at 12:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road, London, Greater London England N1 7TA.Clear medium brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, wood, sweet tobacco, dark dried fruit, light coffee. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20100102]
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2010
at 13:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road, London, Greater London England N1 7TA. [ As Spinning Dog Xmas Cheer ].Clear medium brown color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, berry, damp stained - earthy, rusty metal. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20091228]
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2010
at 09:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle, bought at the brewery. Amber-golden colour, really large off-white head. Malty with hints of caramel. Intensively bitter hops with a nice resiny-herbal character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2010
at 13:01