6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can bought at Bottle & Stoat, Southampton. Clear light gold. Foamy white head. Aroma is bitter. Herbal. Unusually, for the style, it's resinous. Flavourwise it's got a bitter woody and herbal core. Some light if tart citrus. Spice. Light. Thin. Soft-flat carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Much more punchy than your usual Wit.
Tried
from Can
at
Bottle & Stoat
on 16 May 2026
at 19:46
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can ordered from the brewery. Clear amber. Foamy frothy off-white head. Aroma has resin with a tangy sweet citrus. Spice. Bitter and resinous. Light fruit and citrus edge which then becomes more prominent. Underlying bready malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Easy going Westie.
Tried
from Can
at
Elusive Tap
on 15 May 2026
at 21:25
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
2026 Clitheroe Beer Festival #19. Mildly hazed deeper golden coloured brew, with a bit of amber too. Has a crisp enough hoppy-fruitiness of the tropical variety. Dryish fruitiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2026
at 04:27
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
13th May 2026
Can. A mild haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin malts, a whisper of natural grain and a mild sweetness which, suits this West Coast affair just fine. HBC522, the perennial bridesmaid, well she is screaming for vengeance here. Some Centennial like citrus punch along with Alora yuzu and Earl Grey. On the back end, mildly candy stone fruits and tropical fruits. A light and semi dry finish leaves a mild hop spicy and mild bitter linger. Well then. Been quaffing HBC522 for a decade at least, on the strength of this brew, it should be commercialised, at long last and, preferably without some naff name. Crisp, bags of hop punch and depth and, a soda water drinkability.
Can. A mild haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin malts, a whisper of natural grain and a mild sweetness which, suits this West Coast affair just fine. HBC522, the perennial bridesmaid, well she is screaming for vengeance here. Some Centennial like citrus punch along with Alora yuzu and Earl Grey. On the back end, mildly candy stone fruits and tropical fruits. A light and semi dry finish leaves a mild hop spicy and mild bitter linger. Well then. Been quaffing HBC522 for a decade at least, on the strength of this brew, it should be commercialised, at long last and, preferably without some naff name. Crisp, bags of hop punch and depth and, a soda water drinkability.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2026
at 18:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from fuss clube. A hazed pale yellow gold coloured pour with a a fluffy white head. Aroma is soft wheaty grains, green citrus, lime, pear, kiwi, delicate florals. Flavour is composed of spicy nettle, chalky, pithy, chalky wheaty, lime, juicy, wallpaper paste. Palate is super crisp, chalky, highish carbonation drying finish.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 09 May 2026
at 22:23
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at White Hart, Chobham. Slightly opaque gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma is citrusy with some light sweet fruit. Underlying dry malts. Flavourwise it's got a tart sourness. Vague fruity sweetness hints. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Refresher.
Tried
from Draft
at
White Hart (Brunning & Price)
on 07 May 2026
at 15:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Clear dark amber with a beige head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, earthy, pine. Taste of toffee and caramel malts, biscuity, piney hops with some pineapple juice, bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from Hop Shop Aberdeen
on 06 May 2026
at 21:52
6/10
Tried
on 04 May 2026
at 19:29
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Elusive, with Dad and James, 2nd May 2026. Pours back. Taste is roasted malts chocolate and vanilla / smooth
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2026
at 15:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at Elusive with Dad and James, 2nd May 2026. Pours pale yellow. Taste is clean, some limes, refreshing
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2026
at 15:05