10/01/2003. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, St. Davids Station Approach, EXETER, Devon, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 15:01
22/12/2005. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 15:00
15/06/2015. BEER ON BROADWAY XVI (2005), Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, LONDON, W5, England
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 15:00
Historic check-in
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 14:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
One of those ’didactic’ ales for hopheads featuring one single hop variety each time (Mikkeller, Alvinne and others have done the same thing before or after this American-style English brewery). Pretty orange blond beer with loose, off-white head and soft pale maltiness, but of course it’s the hops that stars, spicy, citrussy and herbal, ensuring a long, very agreeable finish. Great brew - and obviously a stimulus to try and find all versions.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2014
at 13:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned handpull at The Knights Templar, JDW, Chancery Lane. Pale chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Looks in cracking condition. Crystal clear, lively head. Like all Grand Union beers, it’s solid. I will miss this brewery when it goes in the next week or so. Not sure if anyone will buy the brand and recipes, but the brew kit is going up north to the Wirral apparently. Hoppy aroma with some toffee/candy sugar. Absolutely fine in mouth, good sherberty hop finish. Toffee/nutty, good balance of ingredients. Solid
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 12:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Plough and Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith.
Bright pale gold with a thin creamy white head; citrus and floral hop aroma; grapefruit bite with honeyed sweetness, slightly grainy moth feel; lingering grapefruit palate. Sharp and refreshing. Very well made.
Bright pale gold with a thin creamy white head; citrus and floral hop aroma; grapefruit bite with honeyed sweetness, slightly grainy moth feel; lingering grapefruit palate. Sharp and refreshing. Very well made.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2008
at 16:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at Simple Simons, Canterbury. Chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Fruity malt and pepper hop aroma. Bit of toffee in the mouth. Good condition. Aggressive leafy nettle hop on end which I could still taste halfway through the next pint of Nelson beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2008
at 07:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Wenlock arms. Pours a clear very pale yellow color with a small white head. Fruity hoppy citrus aroma. Sweet fruity hoppy citrus flavor. Fruity hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2008
at 13:57
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Oxford, near Kentish Town tube station.
Pours a pale golden colour with small white head, dusty nose. The taste is fruity, hoppy and slight malty with cereals and citric notes. Quite watery palate.
Pours a pale golden colour with small white head, dusty nose. The taste is fruity, hoppy and slight malty with cereals and citric notes. Quite watery palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2007
at 04:56