Tried
from Cask
at
The Commercial Rooms
on 05 Mar 2025
at 10:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Red Lion JDW.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light coffee and bitterness
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light coffee and bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Red Lion (JDW)
on 04 Mar 2025
at 10:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint from the cask at Caley Picture Theatre, Edinburgh. Pours a deep red/brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of red fruit, bread & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jan 2025
at 20:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Figure of Eight, Birmingham, several months ago and wasn't sure who brewed this at first. Clear reddish brown with small off white head. Fruity berry and malt aroma. Taste of dried citrus peel, berries, somewhat leafy and roast noted finish. Light to medium bodied. Its was ok and I didn't come away thinking it was a great Irish ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at London & North Western (JCW), Birmingham. Pours black with decent beige top. Aroma of liquorice, blackcurrant and roast. Taste is roasty, hints of coffee, then a fruity berry in the finish. Light to mid-bodied, drying and a touch powdery but overall a good stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at Dragon Inn, Birmingham. Semi-hazed light amber, modest white head. Its certainly more hoppy than your average Wetherspoon's cask but the balance seemed off to me. There was a citric tang with edge of sourness combined with a drying astringent near cardboard flavour. Maybe not the best condition oddly despite being a festival offering.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Dragon Inn, Birmingham. Clear dark gold, white head with nice retention and lacing. Flavour has a pale malt with a hint of biscuit, lemon and lime, pine, flora. It's semi-dry, resonable bitterness with a slight resinous mouthfeel. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Out of the 9 festival beers I've tried so far this is by far the best. Pours a dark ruby with beige to tanned head. Fruit cake, chocolate, treacle, moderate roast and creamy oats. Smooth mid-body. Very tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Briar Rose, Birmingham. Cloudy gold, small white head with good retention. Flavour of grapefruit, passionfruit, straw, lemongrass. A semi-dry chewy mouthfeel. More flavour profile than your average pale ale cask offering but it is a bit unfocused/wishy-washy as other reviewers have mentioned. Interesting beer though.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Dragonfly, Birmingham Airport: Clear golden coloured brew with an subtle fruity taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:39