7.3/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
8/3/2026. Cask (not) at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Cricketers, Ipswich. Good pour. Very smooth. Aroma is malty, slightly nutty, hoppy, some overripe tropical notes, and a touch of resin. Nicely balanced bittersweet fruity hopped taste. Enjoyed this, more than the 3 festival thirds I tried.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cricketers (JDW)
on 08 Mar 2026
at 12:26
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear amber with a tight thin white head. Aromas of marmalade, caramel, light spice. Taste is more of the same. Clean finish. Decent.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2026
at 17:43
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Glowing copper with a thin off-white head and a light carbonation. Excellent condition on this one - well done 'Spoons. Lots of sweetish fruit up front - juicy orange, red apples. Rustic barley chaff behind, with a good balancing twiggy bitterness in the finish. A great brew that's enhanced by being served with top-notch cask conditioning. Lovely.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hope Tap
on 18 Feb 2026
at 13:00
5/10
—
Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Cask at Archibald Simpsons, Aberdeen. It pours clear deep blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet and malty - driven, generic fruitiness, toasty grains , cereal, biscuit, earth and fruit cake. The taste is heavy sweet upfront, punchy, some dryness, bitterness, toasty grains, actually feels boozey for only 5.5%, biscuit, ryvita, rawness and old rope with a drying, almost oniony finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy cask carbonation. Rough around the edges and sita quite heavy for the abv. Lovely condition, so that can't be responsible. I reckon a full pint would be a challenge.
Tried
from Cask
at
Archibald Simpson
on 16 Jan 2026
at 12:37
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pint on cask at the Gate House JDW 6:22 PM 17 Jan 24
Tried
from Cask
at
Gate House (JDW)
on 08 Jan 2026
at 15:49
4.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2025
at 18:47
7/10
Magus, mõru, kuiv, puuviljane, tsitrus, greip. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2025
at 10:22
7/10
Magus, mõru, kuiv, männine, linnaseline. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2025
at 10:01
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A 500ml bottle, collected from the brewery earlier this year & poured at home 26/11/19. Pours a pale amber colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit and malt. Mild-medium bitter finish. Decent golden ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2025
at 20:05
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A 330ml bottle picked up from the brewery earlier this year. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas of fruity malt. Tastes of fruits, pine, grain with a decent bitter finish. Medium body. Fairly average
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 08:51