6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Red Lion, Snargate. Orangey gold colour with no head. Lovely sherberty hop aroma. Moderate fullness in mouth, more rose petal/sherbert hop on end. Really quite lovely. Hops and malt are just in the right balance and the hops never run away with it.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2006
at 05:59
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask condition, handpull, Simple Simon’s, Canterbury. Mahogany colour, lasting bubbly beige head. Not a huge aroma. Bit watery in mouth, with syrupy red fruit malt. Not a huge amount of hop, it’s just a bit of red syrup in water. Dull, dull, dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Dec 2006
at 09:11
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half on cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Dark golden. Great lacing on the glass. Light sweety aroma. Much better in flavour with notes of fruit and malt. Rather sweet impressing and missing bitterness. Creamy and smooth (23.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2006
at 06:29
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at The Dove Street Inn Ipswich 22 Sep 06. Clear golden coloured. A small head. Watery impression. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2006
at 11:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Gold/copper, thin off white head. Nice enough hop/caramel/yeast mix for a slightly hoppy bitter. Yeah, it’s fine, soft in mouth. Hop on end is ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2006
at 07:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Crown, Stockport, 29 July) Colour is amber with tawny hints, disappearing off-white head. Nose is malty with dark fruit, orange, mandarin and apricots. Taste is malty with notes of orange (bitter orange marmalade) and apricot jam, drier finish with a slightly grassy hop character. Nice enough, but lacking the punch.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2006
at 12:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
[Cask at GBBF] Dark brown. Sweet and light bodied with rounded mouthfeel. There’s roasty malt and corn flakes. Feels light and easy going. A more than decent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 08:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
[Cask at GBBF] Amber colour. Light resinyhoppiess. Sweetish with firm, rounded mouthfeel, yet light body. Some grass shows up in the finish. Standard bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 08:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at GBBF] Hazy deep golden. Restrained grapefruit aroma. Medium sweet with rounded mouthfeel and mediu, body. Somewhat sugary, but aromatic hops dominates, though the flavours aren’t that intense. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 08:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool, 24 July) Colour is golden yellow with amber notes, frothy head. Nose is fruity and hoppy with citrus, grapefruit and a hint of toffee. Taste is fruity with a distinct grapefruit tone, notes of orange peel and toffe. Nice hoppy bitterness in the finish. Very nice, a positive surprise.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2006
at 12:23