6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BIAB at Crafty Merlin's, Darlington. Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of rhubarb, apple, spice, cinnamon. Taste is sweet, rhubarby, apple, apple pie, cinnamon, vanilla, spices, mellow, with alittle tartness. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet rhubarb & winter spiced finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2022
at 16:03
6/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2022
at 16:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From cask or possibly bag-in-a-box, at The Lyric, near Piccadilly Circus, with Sigmund before going to see Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre 21.09.22. Clear pale golden. No head. Aroma and taste of red apples, slightly bitter cider apples and apple zest. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2022
at 17:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of red apple, apple skin. Taste is light sweet apple, faint chalk. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2022
at 16:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Box @ Bridge Street Ale House. Pours gold, clear. Mild gooseberry aroma, some caramelised apple fruit. Pleasant gooseberry notes to taste, slightly syrupy on the tongue, gently sweet. Ok.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2022
at 16:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
10/6/2022. From BIAB at the 17th Braintree Real Ale Festival. Pours hazy pale orange pink with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet orange, blossom, apple juice, peach and grapefruit. Quite heavy sweetness with minimal tartness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Quite okay.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 16:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
10/6/2022. From BIAB at the 17th Braintree Real Ale Festival. Pours almost clear dark amber bronze with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sloe berry, baked apple, hints of herb and juniper. Medium sweetness and light bitterness/tartness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Dry, sweet and tangy finish. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 16:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Red amber colour, white foam head and aroma of sloes, berry fruity, jammy. Taste is sweetish, berries, sloes, gin, with some tart acidity. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry finish. Quite OK
Tried
on 17 Jul 2022
at 16:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Hazy pale orangey pink colour, thin white rim and light aroma of blood orange, musk. Taste is sweet, musky, blood orange flavouring, citric, with mineral notes, drying. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry finish. Quite OK
Tried
on 17 Jul 2022
at 16:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
BIAB at the Waiting Room, Whitby. Pours clear red with a thin bubble of white head. Aromas of cranberry, strawberry. Taste is very sweet. Sweet finish.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2022
at 16:04