Subsidiaries
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2010. An amber beer with no head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of hops. The body is light and the beer is boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2011
at 14:28
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask @ Bon Accord. Clear copper colour, off-white head. Nose is light malted, candy, fruits. Flavour is malty, lemonade, bit skunked and watery. Not good.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2011
at 07:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Willow Walk (JDW), Victoria. Amber with a thin white head; malty aroma; light with a malty flavour and some light hops. A decent enough light golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2011
at 08:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
30th March 2011
JDW Fest. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Light crispish palate, semi dry. Nice sweet plums with a little minerals and drying pale malt. Dry finish with a mildly bitter aftertaste. Nice flavour but could do with more body and less dryness.
JDW Fest. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Light crispish palate, semi dry. Nice sweet plums with a little minerals and drying pale malt. Dry finish with a mildly bitter aftertaste. Nice flavour but could do with more body and less dryness.
Tried
on 21 May 2011
at 07:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading] Amber-red with a small white head. Yep, there’s plum in it, and a lot of blackcurrant too. Maybe a hint of woodiness behind. The plum’s not overdone on this one though - it’s sweet, but not too sweet, and it doesn’t feel too sticky either. The main issue is that the underlying beer is rather thin and weedy, so there’s not much to take away the impression that you’re drinking watered-down plum and ribena squash.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2011
at 15:52
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley. Copper with a thin cream head; fruity plum aroma; thin body with some biscuity malts and weak plum fruit flavour; and a dry finish. Disappointing, needs more plums.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2011
at 15:29
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 5/04/2011. Reddish amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweet aroma of cereal malts and syrupy berry fruits. Flavour of stewed plums and toffee, with not much of a finish. Poor.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2011
at 12:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Clear, ruby-gold pour with a slight film. Juicy, fruit punch nose. Sweet flavor, plenty of grape, plum and mixed berry, then some toasty malts and hints of earthy bitterness. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Sweet, fruity finish, just slightly bitter and sticky. Some doughy malts poke through. Not for everyone but I enjoyed this.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2011
at 11:45
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ Sir John Moore, JDW. Copper colour, white head. Aroma is sweet fruity, lemonade, candy, plums. Flavour is light malted, fruity, followed by a hint of dry biscuit. Sweet finish. Not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2011
at 06:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark amber. The aroma has hints of overripe fruit. Quite fruity on the palate, with a little acidity. This is a fairly standard bitter, ok, but not to my personal tastes.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2011
at 00:34