6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Deep ruby colour. Thin off white head. Quite hoppy for a mild. Nice tangyness on the tongue. Bit of stale malt on aroma. Bit thin in the middle, but finishes well. Bit of powdery choc/coffee. Grand Union do make some good beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2006
at 03:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at London Drinker 2006. Golden with sweaty hop aroma. It’s fine. Good balance. Hop is green and gives good flavour. Another good beer from this range.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2006
at 04:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Magpie & Crown, Brentford. Nice hop profile on this otherwise standard bitter. Very drying on the end. Good citrus, some pear drop flavour. Another good beer from Grand Union
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2006
at 11:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
Cask handpull at Simple Simon’s, Canterbury. Copper colour with bubbly ivory colour head. Strong hop aroma, something American perhaps. Malts need to be stronger in mouth before an attack of citrus, intense hop on end. Grapefruit. Needs more malt structure. Hops seem lost without it. And served too cold too. Apart from that its tasty hoppy strong beer. Alcohol doesn’t distort it. Hop finish would be stunning if underpinned by stronger malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Mar 2006
at 11:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask gravity at Red Lion, Snargate. Lots of liquorice, dark roasted malts on the aroma. Very dark ruby colour with thin disappearing head. Bit of dark treacle. Lovely in mouth, bit of warmth from the alcohol and a bit sticky. Good old ale though
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2005
at 10:12
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms, London. Gold colour with lasting white head. Wonderful nose of chinook hops. Fullish in mouth and then kicking spicey hop finish. Brilliant.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2005
at 14:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity dispense), St Albans Beer Festival 2005. I would love to do a horizontal tasting of all of these One Hop beers as I think that they are a great idea. This one had a golden orange colour with bubbly white head. Really good hop nose with good citrus and green hop flavour. SilkTork was banging on about the brewery, but I don’t care, these are cracking beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2005
at 09:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Birimingham Beer Festival. Black beer with a light chocolatey aroma and a chocolatey flavour. Overall a pleasant beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2005
at 14:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Kent Beer Festibval. Gold colour. Blackcurrant and hop nose, sweetish in mouth, lime citrus on end with more blackcurrant. Good example of this hop
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2005
at 15:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Kent BF. I fall somewhere in between spiesy’s comments and those from duff and chris_o. Slightly yeasty nose on this golden beer with some citrus and hoppy dry finish. I found it very drinkable without it being outstanding
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2005
at 03:35