6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at home from ASDA. A mostly clear orange amber coloured pour with a rocky off white head. Aroma is chewy hops, apple, chewits, little toffee, hint of strawberry. Flavour is composed of rounded chewy malts, toffee , candied orange and little pine. light tang. Palate is semi sweet, rounded and chewy, moderate carbonation. Held up pretty well.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2020
at 22:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is beefy roast, cola and cocoa. Taste has cola throughout with some beefy cocoa.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2020
at 19:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Asda. Opaque yellow-brown with a negligible white head and a too-heavy fizz. Creamy pine up front with a bit of spice, some tropical notes and a dirty grubbiness that I don't like. Average at best.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2020
at 23:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Piccadilly Tap, Gateway House, Station Approach, M1 2GH Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
[ As BAD Dark Necessities ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, cocoa, dark malt, moderate roasted. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, milk chocolate, dark malt, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20200120]
7-4-7-3-14
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2020
at 13:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (handpump) @ Piccadilly Tap, Gateway House, Station Approach, M1 2GH Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
[ As BAD Pale Aura ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapes. gooseberry, fruity hops, light earthy hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, grapes, pale malt, sweet malt, citrus, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200120]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2020
at 13:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Piccadilly Tap, Gateway House, Station Approach, M1 2GH Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
[ As BAD Boston Tea Party ].
ABV: 5.8%. Hazy medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, lime, orange, tea. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, lime, tea, fruity hops, hoppy, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200120]
6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2020
at 13:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Pours hazy orange with a large head. Aroma is mango and Fruit Salads. Taste has bitter tropical fruit and caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2020
at 20:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Third, cask at Head Of Steam, shared with Finn. Low white head, clear golden-amber body, dotted spots on the glass. Herbal fruity hops on the nose. Apricot and ripe citrus flavours. Hints of resinous bitterness to the finish. Satisfying. (Durham 29.01.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2020
at 09:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Manchester Beer Festival 2020. Hazed soured fruity brew, but not much milkshake styling found despite the name. It's ok.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2020
at 19:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Minerva Hotel, Hull. Almost black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and roasted moderate bitter finish. Oily. 120220
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2020
at 17:48