7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 25 April 2008) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of liquorice and freshly ground, heavily roasted coffee. Malty, roasted taste with fresh coffee, dark fruit, ashes, prunes, liquorice and a hint of smoke. Nice coffee bitterness in the finish. Rather dry for a porter. Medium body. This really is an excellent porter! More of this please.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2008
at 15:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask in Blackfriars ... amber ... little hop in nose...fruity bitter ... but a bit non descript and just a bit too plain.uninspired.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2008
at 13:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 17/4/08. Golden coloured with a decent white head that left plenty of lacing down the glass. Attractive grapefruit and pine hop aroma with a touch of sweet malt. The flavour was also hoppy with some more resinous pine which left an almost prickly mouth feel and a long, satisfying dry finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2008
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Citrus tones, clean refreshing taste, with some bitterness on the finish. Enjoyable and deserves extra marks for the good cause.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2008
at 11:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half of this best bitter on gravity at London Drinker BF 08, afternoon session. Pale amber body with a filmy layer and fragile lacing on the glass. Malty-hoppy aroma. In-depth flavour of hop resin and lingering bitterness to the finish. Medium mouthfeel (12.03.2008).
Tried
on 20 Mar 2008
at 04:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at London Drinker BF 08. Gold, lasting off white head. Looks in good condition, yeast and citrus hop aroma, grassy. First beer of the day and a pretty good one. Biscuity malt, some farty yeast character, excellent condition and zippy. Rather pleasant, easy drinking. Hop zing has elderflower flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2008
at 08:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On gravity at the Bristol Beer Festival 14/3/08. Cooper with a slight white head. Aroma of biscuit malt with a hint of red fruit. Flavour was pleasantly bitter, with a hint of chocolate malt and a decent bitter finish. A very good session bitter.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2008
at 13:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask, Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield. This clicked very nicely. Wanted another straight away, which is always a good sign !! The elements of citrus and hops operate in unison extremely well to give an eminently glaggable golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2008
at 05:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee, notes of licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic, and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (180108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 02:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium to dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, burnt, coffee, moderate hoppy, dust. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is flat. (180108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 01:57