5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask half at Dorchester Beerex 2024. Pours clear golden amber with beige foam. Aroma: light sweet malts, caramel, light dried fruits. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, watery. Light body with soft carbonation. Pretty dull, but I've ticked another new brewery.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2024
at 10:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Copper red in colour. Berries, dried fruit and caramel in the aroma. Caramel, blackcurrant, raisins, prunes and rye in the taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2023
at 18:44
20/05/1978. BLACK BEAR, High Street, MORETON IN MARSH, Gloucestershire, England (DONNINGTON)
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 08:26
20/03/1981. SHAKESPEARE HOTEL, Chapel Street, STRATFORD UPON AVON, Warwickshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 08:25
13/05/2014. GW HOTEL, 73 Station Road, SWINDON, Wiltshire, England (ARKELLS)
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 07:55
29/05/2018. On GWSR from Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 07:54
14/05/2016. PHEASANT INN, TODDINGTON, Gloucestershire, England (DONNINGTON)
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 07:51
20/05/1978. BLACK BEAR, High Street, MORETON IN MARSH, Gloucestershire, England (DONNINGTON)
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 07:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle, bought by Soph at Co-Op, drunk by me on the Platinum Jubilee Weekend. Clear deep copper pour, good white head. Aroma of lightly stewed fruity amber malt. Continues to taste, light bitterness on the close. Standard ruby bitter really, quite light bodied with a gentle sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2022
at 17:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle on 105&376, thanks to Dan, 16/07/21. Chestnut brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is dusty fruits, toffee, brown bread, toasted grains. Taste comprises biscuit malt, brown bread, fruit esters, dates, grains. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2021
at 16:32