7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Woolpack Beer Festival 08, Banbury, Oxon, in the company of Glen, Trev and a good sprinkling of local CAMRA members Poured copper as the description suggested. This beer had the most lovely floral and perfumed nose, wonderfully hoppy (US hops maybe?) and some nice honey touches. Taste really was a follow on, i.e. all that was on the aroma showed itself quite beautifully in the mouth, lovely sweet honey, punchy but softened hops held in check by the malty body to this beer. I really liked this even if it was just a tad sweet at times. If I have a criticism it could have done with the hops and bitteness presenting themselves a bit more and just pushing the honey sweetness back a little but thats just my personal preference, it was a well made and very good beer. Riight up there with the Leeds ’Gathering Storm’ for me as the two beers of the night, but just pipped at the post by the Leeds beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2008
at 03:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Briar Rose, Birmingham, England B2.Clear light to medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, malt, flowers - honey ! Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Bitternes is like butter acrid. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (300708)
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2008
at 05:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester, England M4.Clear medium to dark yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, spicy ginger notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (290708)
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2008
at 03:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The KIT (Kelham Island Tavern), Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, lemon - lime notes. Flavor is moderate sweet amd bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. (270708)
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2008
at 06:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The KIT (Kelham Island Tavern), Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, grass, lemon, coriander notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet amd bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (270708)
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2008
at 06:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at White Horse, Hedgerley. Tastes a bit cascadey. Decent aroma. Bit of nettle. But drinkable enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2008
at 10:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy golden colour. Small frothy head. Good hop bitterness with some citric flavour hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2008
at 07:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF08. Weak citric aroma, not really lemony. Hazy yellow colour. Small white head. Good citric flavour though, some bitterness, not too much. Lemony aftertaste. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2008
at 07:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... Deep brown ... thin roast malt nose...mellow roast malts l... some toffee reasonable hop level... after the imperial stout its definitly a bit thin. but i’ll give it benifit of doubt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2008
at 15:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, mild citrusfruits as well as wood. Flavour is grassy hops, mild wood and some sourness. Finish is wooden bitterness as well as very mouthdrying.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2008
at 00:45