Subsidiaries
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
4th November 2008. Clear dark brown beer. Bitter malt that imparts dryness. Some nice dark fruit tones but these are overwhelmed by an astringent bitterness - very grapefruit in character. Full of flavour but way too harsh.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2010
at 08:31
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at The Bell, Lower Heyford, Oxon. Very dark brown colour with thin tan head. More biscuit than roasted malt. Some juiciness, some dryness on finish. Decent biscutiy darkish mild, rather than a bitter/stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2009
at 02:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 25 Nov 2009) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with nuts, roasted malt, toffee and a touch of chocolate. Malty, slighty roasted taste with notes of dark bread, raisins and wort. Medium body, medium bitterness, balanced sweetness. Clean, refreshing and highly drinkabel.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2009
at 07:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cross Hands, Winterbourne Down, S Gloucestershire 27/10/09. Medium brown with a decent, off-white head. Malty, red fruit and brown sugar aroma. Flavour started sweet, before plenty of earthiness and a bitter finish. Didn’t do much for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2009
at 14:54
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Knights Templar, 95 Chancery Lane, Off Carey Street, Holborn, London, England WC2A 1DT.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, ash, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090803]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2009
at 01:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark golden with a small white head. Aroma is fruity with notes of tobacco, herbs and grass. Sweetish caramel flavour with a little diacetyl
Tried
on 02 Oct 2009
at 13:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a thin off-white head and a grassy, herbal aroma; thin body with a grassy hop flavour and a clean bitter finish. Rather one-dimensional.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2009
at 09:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool, 20 July 2009) Golden amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of orange and a touch of honey. Fruity taste with apricots, orange peel and slightly dusty, citrussy hops in the finish. Refreshing and quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2009
at 15:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@The Knights Templar. Golden amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is wood, fruits, nectar and some mild honeyish notes. Flavour is wood, nectar, earth and some mild bready malty notes. Refreshing and good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2009
at 06:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Cask@The Knights Templar). Clear golden color, small white head. Honey citrusy nose. Honey, English tea in the flavor. Mild bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2009
at 03:19