5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
MCR July Specials Beer#7. My only Manchester drinking day this month so a sweep of the one-offs. A third brew of this sort from the brewer and it's clear golden coloured this time. It looks better than it tastes though, described as juicy, I think it's a bit watery, with a low hoppy character because of this. Drinkable but a lesser ale
Tried
from Cask
at
The Moon Under Water
on 17 Jul 2026
at 16:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
MCR July Specials Beer#6. My only Manchester drinking day this month so a sweep of the one-offs. This summer beer is a clear golden coloured session ale. An unremarkable pale ale, but nothing particularly wrong with it if you're in for an easy drinking session ale in the summer, for which this clearly was the brewer's intention.
Tried
from Can
at
The Moon Under Water
on 17 Jul 2026
at 12:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
MCR July Specials Beer#5. My only Manchester drinking day this month so a sweep of the one-offs. Blonde coloured session ale, which I only asked for a taster of given the brewer had a Rugby themed bitter called 'what a score' and suspicion was they were the same. They are not though, this is a gentle but identifiably golden style. Easy and orderable in measures of something bigger than I partook in, although being a World Cup special it's unlikely to be around for much longer.. .
Tried
from Cask
at
The Moon Under Water
on 17 Jul 2026
at 10:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Aromas of toffee, dried fruits, caramel, apricot jam. Flavours of orange toffee, caramel, apricot, mire dried fruits. Malty bitter with a heavy sweet linger.
Tried
from Cask
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 12 Jun 2026
at 12:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2026
at 17:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2026 Clitheroe Beer Festival #7. Mildly hazed golden coloured ale. Session material, good golden styled, slightly dryish, decent fruitiness.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2026
at 06:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2026 Clitheroe Beer Festival #15. Workable indigenous pale ale, crisp easy, likeable without huge flavours beyond its pleasant hops. Creamyish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2026
at 23:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
I'll be in Moorhouses territory tomorrow for the Clitheroe Beer Festival - and this golden warm up brew is a regular tasting hoppy session cask pull. Quite average, hoping for better from them tomorrow.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Moon Under Water
on 14 May 2026
at 18:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cask & Barrel, Yarm. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain. Taste is malty, grainy, with some citric bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
at
Cask & Barrel
on 06 May 2026
at 19:39
5/10
Good quaffable blonde ale. Bottle at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2026
at 17:00