6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours golden amber, light citrus, light toffee, dry.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2014
at 03:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Anchor, Digbeth, Birmingham. Poured a clear straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is citrus hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth creamy malt, pepper spice hop palate and a long bitter finish. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2014
at 05:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Friends of Ham, Leeds. Hazy, straw colour. Film of white head. Dry. Crisp. Zesty. Some pineapple, which comes across a bit odd. Turns dry and minerally. Finish is more of the same. Peculiar.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2014
at 09:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Friends of Ham, Leeds. Clear, pale golden. Thick, tight, white, lasti g head. Biscuit malt. Light toffee. Peach. Ripe mandarin. Taste is bitter, with a little sweetness. Fairly full bodied. Long, pithy, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2014
at 09:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask from PSBH. From notes. Nose was muted. Taste stonrg rye, orange, lime, grapefruit rind with pronounced bitterness. Sticky mouthfeel. Itโs OK but the rye overpowers everything; it lacks grace. Bottle. Nose is is orange, lots and lots of star anise (far more so than I noted in the cask over a year ago), caramel, more orange, spice. Taste leads heavily with the star anise then orange, before a spicy saison notes the rye seems no where to be found. Sticky mouthfeel. I canโt really explain the significant variation to the cask, I suspect a mixture of recipe and format change plus being very warmed up in PSBH. Still a very ordinary beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2014
at 12:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Sheaf View, Sheffield. Clear, pale golden colour. Thin, lasting, white head. Grainy, citrus, fruitiness. Taste is light, pithy bitter. Fresh, lively palate. Finish is pithy bitter. Drinks above its ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2014
at 05:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Farringdon, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Blackjack Red Rye Saison ].Unclear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, rye, sharp fruit, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, pine flowers, mint, ginger. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sharp, flowers - pine, hibiscus, sharp, rye, ginger. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140415]
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2014
at 13:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at Craft 100, CBC Clapham, 03/04/14. Very lightly hazed golden yellow, moderate off white spotting. Nose is lemon rind, tangerine, straw, peach, melon. Taste comprises straw, earthy, farmyard, light peach, pinch of spice, melon, light bread dough. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid low ABV saison, plenty of flavour for 4.5% !
Tried
on 16 May 2014
at 15:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 9/5/2014. Deep Amber with a decent, off-white head. Marmalade fruits, some toasty malts, caramel and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2014
at 03:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag Oโnails, Bristol 9/5/2014. Deep gold with a slight, off-white head. Some tropical fruits, biscuity malts and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2014
at 03:10