8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Coffee, raisin, cola & dark chocolate aromas. Rich flavoursome mix of the above. Malty sweet aftertaste. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Cask
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 29 May 2026
at 20:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Mallinsons 2000th brew, which means I'm bugged to realise I've had less than 10% of these. It's a pretty good one for the celebration too, especially as it's hard to make golden style ales good or bad - they're all quite close for me in design. It is in its crispness with a favourable dryness in flavour in this instance, with light tropical notes.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fox and Goose
on 07 May 2026
at 11:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Handpull cask at the Prince of Wales, Cambridge Street, Birmingham. Light gold, clear as a bell with an uneven and slightly loose white head. Aroma gives earthy malt, light sweet citrus, melon notes. Sweet taste, an almost savoury yeast flavour swept away by the hoppy citrus. Finish threatens to get too bitter then backs off a little. Gentle body, soft carbonation. A lovely offering from Mallinsons.
Tried
from Cask
at
Prince of Wales
on 02 May 2026
at 15:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Alexandra Hotel, Hull, last Thursday. Clear dark gold.. Foamy white head. Light bitter with a malty streak and more citrus. Light-medium bodied. Light. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
at
Alexandra Hotel
on 26 Apr 2026
at 15:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Broad Street Social
on 04 Apr 2026
at 19:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Wigan Beer Festival 2026, Beer#18. Quite a bland example of a new-age commercially-driven name for a hop. A crisp hoppy beer in the main, low on flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Wigan Beer Festival 2026, Beer#15. Hazy pale yellow-gold in appearance, would probably have a head away from this festival, but not here. Hoppy with a balanced tropical fruitiness in the mix in both aroma and taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Wrekin Inn
on 05 Mar 2026
at 18:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pendle Beer Festival 2026 Beer#11. Clear blonde coloured. Hoppy in the main with a peachy tropical fruitiness as secondary.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2026
at 03:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thick creamy white head on a clear golden coloured body.
Medium bodied, creamy with a short back.
Sweet malt, earthy, perfumed & berry tastes with a bitter finish.
Standard Cask.
Medium bodied, creamy with a short back.
Sweet malt, earthy, perfumed & berry tastes with a bitter finish.
Standard Cask.
Tried
from Cask
at
Red Lion
on 25 Jan 2026
at 20:58