6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From cask at The Grapes, Oxford, Oxfordshire, on tour to 22 southern counties with OGJ and EE 03.01.19. Clear copper. Small head. Fine taste of pale malt, dark crystal malt, dried berries and figs. Slightly oxydized and served too warm, i.e. room temperature and not cellar temperature.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jan 2019
at 11:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with lots of bubbles. The aroma is buttery yeast, gluey malt, light citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, crisp, fresh, light fruity, light pepper spice, hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2018
at 23:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a slightly hazy light amber with a short-lived frothy white head. The aroma is doughy malt, tropical citrus fruit light hop. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a smooth, malt, citrus fruit, super light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2018
at 20:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a slightly hazy light amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is gluey toffee malt, light fruit, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a smooth, malt, slightly watery, light biscuit dough, big woody hop bitter palate with a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2018
at 22:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a clear copper chestnut colour with a mostly lasting white head. The aroma is big malt, nutty, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth sweet malt, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2018
at 22:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - fuzzy amber coloured pour with a white head. Citrus fruity hoppy and malty, tangerine and lemon, citrus rind, pine, some caramel , hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2018
at 14:22
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle from Spotted Dog, Darlington. Golden amber colour, white foam head and fruity grassy aroma. Taste is sweet malty, grains, cardboard, fruity and with grassy bitterness. Light bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry sweet grassy finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2018
at 13:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Spotted Dog, Darlington. Orangey golden colour, white foam head leaving alittle lacing and tropical fruit hoppy aroma. Taste is malt caramel, alittle biscuit, with tangy fruity grapefruit hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy light bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2018
at 12:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Suffolk Punch. Dark brown, clear, one finger foamy head. Toasty malty aroma follows through to the taste. Nutty and sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2018
at 19:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Pint Shop, Birmingham. Pours golden amber, small white topping. Lightly hoppy nose, pine, soft fruit. Medium bodied, semi-sweet malts, crisp hop, pine, soft fruit, bitter close. Not particularly exciting but it's a fine sessionable pale.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2018
at 15:35