7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22/8/2024. Cask at the 32nd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival. Pours black with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma is chocolate, light roasted malt, dried fruit, chocolate fudge cake, lactose, ash. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation. Drying, cocoa finish. Typically good Watsons beer,
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2024
at 09:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at Clacton-on-Sea CAMRA Beer Festival 2024. Pours light hazed bright gold with white foam. Aroma: pale malts, citrus, grapefruit, marmalade, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter. Dry on the palate. Medium body with low carbonation. Bit rough around the edges but fair flavours.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2024
at 12:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
26/7/2024. Cask at The Redoubt Beer Festival 2024, Harwich. Pours clear dark brown with a small frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, caramel, dried fruits. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation. Well done.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2024
at 22:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26/7/2024. Cask at The Redoubt Beer Festival 2024, Harwich. Pours slightly hazy dark golden orange with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, orange, citrus, biscuit, earthy edge. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2024
at 22:03
7/10
Tried
on 05 Jul 2024
at 10:47
6/10
Tried
on 05 Jul 2024
at 10:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
31/5/2024. From cask at the 37th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Pours hazy straw gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is zesty, citrus, floral, stone fruits, straw. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Average to soft carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2024
at 16:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
31/5/2024. From cask at the 37th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Pours very dark brown with a small frothy beige head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, molasses, toffee, condensed milk. Quite sweet with moderate bitterness. Medium to full body, smooth, soft carbonation. Very good sweet mild. My beer of the festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2024
at 16:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
24/8/2023. Cask at the 31st East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival. Pours almost clear golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of orange, biscuit, malt, citrus, peel, touch of pine. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily, soft carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2023
at 13:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1/6/2023. Cask at the 36th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, nut, dried fruits, caramel, ashy edge. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, quite creamy, soft carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2023
at 12:59