6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Twelve Tellers, Preston. Clear golden with a glow and a creamy head. Bitter-hoppy in aroma, with a similar taste but also a hint of sweetness here
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2024
at 20:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear golden colour with a small frothy white head. Aroma is grainy cereals, light caramel and citrus. A moderately sweet and light bitter taste, grainy cereal, sweet malt and orange flavours with a light drying bitterness.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2024
at 18:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Seventh beer on a Wednesday afternoon pub crawl around Shrewsbury with myself, 7th February 2024. Fifth new rating from the seven beers, so going well. Hand-pulled half-pint in Cromwell's Tap Room. Bright and clear amber body, off-white crown that stayed around. Old School Bitter, can't believe I've not rated it before. Fairly sweet with a caramel feel to it's aroma and taste, some hop action calms down the sweetness nicely. A most enjoyable half.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2024
at 16:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a medium sized frothy cream head and good lacing. There’s plums and malts in a delicate aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy with plums, roasted malts and dark fruits. Fruits are distinct but not overwhelming. Finish is slightly dry and fruity. This is nice – with plums complementing rather than dominating.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2024
at 23:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol October 2023. Pale gold in colour, with a slight, white, head. Citrus hops, some tropical fruit character, light maltiness leading to a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2024
at 14:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Caley Picture House. Pours clear golden with a tight white head. Aromas of citrus and light cereal grains, light caramel. Light floral hops. Taste is light sweet, orange peel and orange blossom. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2024
at 12:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Hedgeford Lodge, Hednesford. Pours pale straw with minimal white head and good lacing. There’s tropical fruits and floral hops in the aroma. In the mouth it is briefly slightly sweet before being swamped by bitterness of citrus snd floral hops. Flavour has grapefruit, mango, tropical fruits and some hints ofcorn. Finish is dry and slightly sticky. It’s OK, but too much citrus for my liking.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2023
at 21:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask. Appearance - golden and clear,no head. Nose - orange and bready. Taste - orange barley water, dried citrus edge. Palate - light bodied, tangy and fairly dry finish. Overall - quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2023
at 14:17
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2023
at 10:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Clear gold with a thin white head and a light fizz. Cracking condition, well done 'Spoons. Straw, light citrus and a decent, well, balanced bitterness to finish. Maybe a tad thin, but a good start to the fest nevertheless.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2023
at 20:42