8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Clear amber body with a thick beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee, marmalade and liquorice. Flavour of rust, stewed orange and caramel. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Rustic and earthy. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 04 Jun 2026
at 21:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Eltham Sainsburys. Ash brown pour with a reddish tint, beige head. Aromas of dried fruit, caramel, black tea. Taste is much the same. Quite a pronounced bitterness. Not a bad brew.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 16 May 2026
at 17:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
One of those stubby little bottles, perfect for a quick garden beer in the sunshine - nothing too challenging really: a light biscuit malt aroma, cold and fizzy, refreshing, some grassy malt and bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 02 May 2026
at 16:30
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a coppery golden with a frothy off white head. Aroma is starchy, fruity, citrus, malt. Taste is hoppy, fruity, citrus, malty, starchy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2026
at 16:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from my parents in lieu of an Easter Egg... but would I have preferred the latter? Opaque bronze. Thick fluffy foamy white head. Aroma is sweet and jammy with a bitter edge. Some citrus. Some glue. Flavourwise there a brief solo appearance of sweetness before a tangy sour but bitter edged side sweeps through. Kinda herbal, medicinal, spicy. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. It's not too bad. Typical let's add spices to an ESb seasonal effort but it's inoffensive. But, I perhaps would have been happier with a chocolate egg. OK- so have realised this is a new version with 'natural fig flavouring' which would explain the sweet element.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2026
at 21:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Sainsbury's, Darlington. Golden colour, foamy white head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of toffee, apple, vanilla. Taste is sweet, caramel, toffee apple, vanilla, sugary, with alittle tartness. Medium bodied, high carbonation, lingering toffee flavour at the finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 01 Apr 2026
at 21:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Sainsbury's in Chesham, Bucks. A dark ruby/amber coloured pour with a medium off white/beige head on top. Pleasant malty, caramel, dark fruit action. Quite a surprise, really drinkable strong ale. Will pick up some more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2026
at 09:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home picked up from Sainsbury's. A clear mid golde orange coloured pour with a loost sticky white head. Aroma is nice spicy Belgian yeast esters, clove, orange peel, nutty grains, light alcohol notes. Flavour is composed of nutty malts, spicy Belgian yeast, clove, peppery notes, fennel, alcohol spice, woody bark notes. Firm bitterness. Palate is super crisp, airy massaging bubbles, Pretty good for a change of pace from all the hazies.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2026
at 21:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
75cl bottle from Sainsbury’s. Pours clear golden with a thick off-white head. Aromas of straw, bread dough and lemon. Taste adds some banana and light spice. Quite low carbonation for the style.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2026
at 12:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
7th February 2026
Clear very deep amber beer, looks brown at a glance. Good bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, a very mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation coming through on the back end. Smooth malts, a light malts cream goes well with smooth and rich toffee-caramel that isn't over sweet. Mild esters into ripe orchard fruits. Whisper of something brambley. Smooth finish. Well, this is a superior supermarket beer. It would be even better with some bolder Endeavour and Sovereign hopping but, is tasty and pretty quaffable as it stands.
Clear very deep amber beer, looks brown at a glance. Good bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, a very mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation coming through on the back end. Smooth malts, a light malts cream goes well with smooth and rich toffee-caramel that isn't over sweet. Mild esters into ripe orchard fruits. Whisper of something brambley. Smooth finish. Well, this is a superior supermarket beer. It would be even better with some bolder Endeavour and Sovereign hopping but, is tasty and pretty quaffable as it stands.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2026
at 19:22