7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 4th April 2026. Just off clear copper with shallow foam and scant lacing. Biscuit malt aroma. Tart peels, candied fruits and nutty malts in-mouth and a malty, fruity finish. Medium bodied with a smooth texture.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 04 Apr 2026
at 22:31
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pint at the Cross Keys. Good and rich malt, drinkable and not the most memorable.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2026
at 18:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A dark amber coloured pour with a beige rim; malty aroma; oily in the mouth with a sweet nutty malt taste; and a dry burnt caramel finish.Rather austere and uninviting.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 27 Mar 2026
at 11:59
Cask at The Parchment Makers, Havant. Poors quite hazy and gradually becomes a clear copper gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has soft fruit with a sour edge. Flavourwise it's quite tart and sour. Gains a woody bitterness and spice. Underlying low key malts and soda water. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-flat carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Passable.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Parchment Makers (JDW)
on 26 Mar 2026
at 15:52
6.5/10
Cask at JDW square sail Lincoln. Deep reddish amber colour with an off white head. Malty earthy and light citrus. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Square Sail (JDW)
on 21 Mar 2026
at 11:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 20th March 2026. Deep sepia with yellowy white foam and scant lacing. Fresh coffee roastiness in aroma. Bitter chocolate and coffee in-mouth and a finish reflective of both. Full body and smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 20 Mar 2026
at 23:05
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
From the cask at JDW Mossy Well. Creamy white head and a clear straw colour. Light aroma of sweet malts and a hint of tropical fruit. Taste is very light with notes of white peach and hay. Very light bitterness. Extremely light mouthfeel. It might be better suited to a tropical climate. It tasted very insipid and very slightly sour in Muswell Hill, which is most definitely not tropical right now.
Tried
from Cask
at
Mossy Well (JDW)
on 20 Mar 2026
at 17:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras, 20/03/2026.
Light black topped with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, biscuit, herb.
Taste comprises light roasted tones, cocoa sprinkle, fruit rinds, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay cask offering.
Light black topped with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, biscuit, herb.
Taste comprises light roasted tones, cocoa sprinkle, fruit rinds, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay cask offering.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2026
at 13:28
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Deep chestnut brown with tinge of red, a frothy / creamy off-white head and a berry fruit aroma. Smooth and creamy, sweet fruit malt with berry notes, finishes dry and bittersweet.
Tried
from Cask
at
Wilfred Owen
on 20 Mar 2026
at 11:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Slightly miusty gold with a frothy white head and a minimal fruit malt aroma. Fresh and fruity up front with slightly tart hop bitterness and a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 20 Mar 2026
at 09:40