5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Full pint of this Wetherspoon festival ale at The Playfair, Lloyds no.1 Bar, in Edinburgh. Hazy amber with a reddish tint. Malt-fruity accented smell. Moderate degrees of late oranges in the mouth continuing into a rounded aftertaste of hop bitterness. Tame impression. Rather disappointing, I would say [14.11.2008].
Tried
on 18 Dec 2008
at 08:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half pint real ale at JDWs beer festival, The Counting House in Dundee. Missing head. Clear amber body. Fresh floral smell with mandarin hints. Juicy malt with succulent citrus fruits in flavour. Refreshing dry ending [07.11.2008].
Tried
on 15 Dec 2008
at 03:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Crosse Keys JDW, London City, 20 Nov 2008) Reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with dried fruit, caramel and sugar or honey. Malty, nutty taste with notes of dried fruit, prunes and caramel. Low bitterness with the hops disappearing in the sweet and nutty malt. Medium body, fairly sweet. Interesting, not bad, but hardly amazing. In short: sweet caramel with roasted nuts.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2008
at 09:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - The Knight’s Templar, London
Amber color. Simple aroma, light honey. The sweet caramel flavor is pleasant, with a light touch of cookies, balanced, easily drinkable, with correct final bitterness. Easy but pleasant.
Amber color. Simple aroma, light honey. The sweet caramel flavor is pleasant, with a light touch of cookies, balanced, easily drinkable, with correct final bitterness. Easy but pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2008
at 11:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at Crystal Palace. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Light fruity hops aroma. Slight metallic flavoured yet also with a light sweetness to a solid fruity hoppy base flavour. Subdued malt base. Ends bitter, dry and yet als fruity hoppy.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2008
at 01:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at the sir John Moor. Pours dark orange to brown with a small creamy off-white head. Mild roasted and sweet berry fruity aroma. Mild sweetend to a light caramel malty back bone. Light fruity and bitter into the finish. Mild spiced impressionin the far finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2008
at 02:32
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask handpull at Crosse Keys JDW. That’s a bit startling. Very distinctive, not sure I entirely like it. It’s a bit dusty and earthy. Quite full. Not entirely pleasant. toffeeish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2008
at 09:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at Crosse Keys JDW. Gold, copper colour, hoppy, but English hoppy aroma, not as big as I expected. Even slightly watery in mouth, bit of ginger hop spice on finish, bit dull really. Not the American Pale Ale, I was really anticipating and looking forward to.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2008
at 09:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon Nov 2008. Pours light amber with a slim tight white creamy head.Some peach and apricot on the nose, light fruitiness in the mouth with an edgey but not harsh bitterness running through it. Light caramel also shows at the end, its nice but served a little too warm.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2008
at 08:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at JDW Crystal Palace. Pours clear and golden orange with a small yet also dense and creamy tan head. Peachy fruity hops aroma. Solid hops fruity flavoured with nice citrusy notes to a light caramel malt base. Quite smooth, easy and refreshing. Medium bitter and dry finish with a lasting fruity hops flavour.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2008
at 06:48