Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at JDW Penny Black, Bicester, 22-10-06. This was labelled as Original Bitter as I recall on the pumpclip but strength was 3.8% like the one here and I couldn’t find an Original on the Hydes list so hope this is in the correct place. Almost golden in colour with very little head, It had that Northern taste about it, not that I can describe that particularly well, but like Mungo states this did have an earthy twang about it. Very flavoursome for it’s strength nice hoppy bitter but balanced out by some sweetness this was a jolly decent session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2006
at 02:08
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask sampled with Finn at The Glasshouse (Wetherspoon) in Norwich. Golden brown. Missing head. Malty to the nose. Dry and rather faint fruity flavour. Thin palate. Not actually a treasure (26.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2006
at 01:24
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Half pint n cask. Amber body without any sign of head. Light hints of dried, dark fruit in both aroma and taste. Slightly bitter finish. Rather dull bitter (The Ribs of Beef, Norwich 26.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2006
at 14:08
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at The Glasshouse (JDW) Norwich 26 Sep 2006. Golden coloured. No head. Difficult to find any aroma. Watery flavour. Some dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2006
at 16:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Ribs of Beef Norwich 26 Sep 2006. Golden brown coloured. No head. Sweet fruity aroma. A rich fruity flavour. Long dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2006
at 16:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Copper colour, no head. Yeasty, hop aroma. Yeast and some caramel in mouth, some juicy malt. Hop is understated. OK bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2006
at 07:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Cask at GBBF] Deep golden. Somewhat minerally cellary nose with some grassy hops. Sweet and soft with medium body. Fairly low bitterness. An aromatic, uncomplicated pleasant bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2006
at 02:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Dutton Hotel, Manchester, 28 July) Colour is amber/orange with firm off-white head. Nose is fruity with notes of apricot and mandarin. Taste is fruity with notes of orange and mandarin, moderatly hoppy bitterness in the finish. Well balanced and nice, but hardly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 14:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool, 26 July) Colour is dark brown with ruby hints, little head. Nose is malty with some chocolate and berries (blueberries and blackberries). Taste is malty and nutty (almond) with wild berries (mainly blueberries) and a dry finish with some delicate bitterness. Rather fruity mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2006
at 16:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Priory Arms, Stockwell, London, 23 July) Copper colour with little head. Nose is fruity with notes of mandarin and orange peel. Taste is fruity with citrus (mandarin, orange) and some dusty, earthy hops. Balanced bittrness. A good bitter, but hardly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2006
at 11:43