7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home having won it in the village pub quiz. We came third as we lost the tie break on the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Anyway, I digress. The hops really rip across the taste buds and that is something I like a lot! Tring really know how to make a beer. Drunk and thoroughly enjoyed in the garden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2026
at 15:52
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
9/7/2026. Cask at the 35th Ealing Beer Festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2026
at 13:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Chiltern, Beaconsfield, 06/06/2026.
Light mahogany brown topped with a beige head ... good full glass lacing follows.
Nose is biscuit, dark malts, toffee, dates.
Taste comprises fruit cake, brown bread, biscuit, nutty, dark malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow bitter edge.
Solid cask offering.
Light mahogany brown topped with a beige head ... good full glass lacing follows.
Nose is biscuit, dark malts, toffee, dates.
Taste comprises fruit cake, brown bread, biscuit, nutty, dark malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow bitter edge.
Solid cask offering.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2026
at 15:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint of cask in the local. We went to view an art show on the local estate and it wasn't my thing. But we went home via the pub and I had this in the shade of a tree in the pub garden enjoying the late spring weather. Perfect. Beer was very good, really rich malts with some balancing bitter hops. But an emphasis on the sweet malts. Perfect temperature and perfectly kept, but abv too low to be a true ESB. Still lovely.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Strathmore Arms
on 09 May 2026
at 16:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Foamy cream coloured head on a rich mahogany coloured body.
Malt, toffee & spiced fruit aroma.
Medium to full, creamy with a lively cloying back.
Blueberry, toffee, malt & demerara tastes with a peppery finish.
That's a tasty ESB.
Malt, toffee & spiced fruit aroma.
Medium to full, creamy with a lively cloying back.
Blueberry, toffee, malt & demerara tastes with a peppery finish.
That's a tasty ESB.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2026
at 20:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Large creamy off white head on a reddish brown coloured body.
Pale malt & berry aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp clean back.
Berries, toffee, boiled sweets & pale malt tastes with a long tangy bitter finish.
That's a great Bitter.
Pale malt & berry aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp clean back.
Berries, toffee, boiled sweets & pale malt tastes with a long tangy bitter finish.
That's a great Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2026
at 20:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Large loose white head on a still clear amber coloured body.
Resinous & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, lively over the tongue with a sticky back
Pine, resin, berry & grapefruit tastes with a malt backbone & bitterly hopped finish.
Nice Ale.
Resinous & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, lively over the tongue with a sticky back
Pine, resin, berry & grapefruit tastes with a malt backbone & bitterly hopped finish.
Nice Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2026
at 21:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at The Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, citrus & hops.
Medium body. Light bitter finish.
Medium body. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2026
at 08:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tight white head on a clear pale amber coloured body.
Pale malt, bready & muesli aroma.
Medium bodied, lightly foamed with a dry back.
Light malt, caramel, light hops & bitter finish.
Bog Standard Quaffer.
Pale malt, bready & muesli aroma.
Medium bodied, lightly foamed with a dry back.
Light malt, caramel, light hops & bitter finish.
Bog Standard Quaffer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2026
at 21:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Grapefruit, gooseberry & lime aromas. Bitter citrusy taste, lots of bitter malts leading into a heavy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2026
at 16:15