5.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
26/6/2021: Shared with Dan & Grumbo at the Euro 2020(1) watchathon. This one will be remembered for the lightning reactions of Grumbo to save the beer. Opened like a shaken champagne bottle at the British Grand Prix. Aroma of candied fruit, sherbet and pineapple. Not surprising the weak finish considering the start. Shame.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers. Aroma of dark fruits, roasted malts, chocolate and hints of coffee. A bit carbonated and a touch watery. The fruity roasted chocolate notes come through on the taste. Decent.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours black with moderate sized beige head. Roasted malt and blackberry aroma, quite dusty, touch of coffee and liquorice. Taste is the same but a touch watered down. Roasty, tangy, sweet, semi-dry. Its ok.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Hazy orange amber gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of juicy fruit, hops. Taste is malt, caramel, fruity, mango, juicy, grapefruit citrus, pine, with tany hop bitterness. Medium bodied, medium soft carbonation, dry tangy hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2024
at 16:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Amber colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of malt, grain. Taste is grainy, malty, some tartness, with bready notes and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2024
at 16:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. A gift from Totnes. The person not the place. Clear deep amber. Very decent lasting and lacing off white froth. Nose has fig dates and nutty malt. Herbal notes. Privet leaf. Taste is pretty sweet and figgy up front with a nice bosh of leafy bitterness. Smooth and fairly full bodied hiding the 6.5 well. Semi sweet on the finish with a bitter close. Could imagine getting boosted on this in some Norfolk boozer very happily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 18:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can as part of a delivery from Beers of Europe and drunk at home. Black with a medium-sized and short-lived khaki head. Liquorice, charcoal, some notes of molasses. Quite a lot of bitterness in the taste. More liquorice, a little bit of blackberry and a lot of ash. Long, dry, bitter finish. Full body, medium carbonation. A really enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2024
at 21:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Crafty Merlins, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, citrusy, hops. Taste is sweet, malty, caramel, marmalade, citrus, with woody hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2024
at 18:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 2nd August 2024. Rated as a novelty ale. Dull hazy amber with almost no foam or lace. Pungent aroma with tropical fruits. Rich and intense hazelnut maltiness and spiced mango in-mouth, and a finish of hazelnut, bitterness and mango undertones. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2024
at 21:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
440ml can as part of a delivery from Beers of Europe and drunk at home. Brownish gold, clear with a medium-sized beige head. Light filter coffee grounds aroma sitting atop some marmalade and spruce notes. Mixed taste with an initial sweetness interrupted by a slightly jarring astringent bitterness up to the finish. Medium body and carbonation. I’ve had some nice coffee IPAs before, but this doesn’t quite work.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2024
at 22:46