5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - deep amber to red with a nice fluffy head. Nose - red fruit and very sweet toffee. Biscuits. Taste - astringent malt mostly. Red fruit but smothered in malt bag and burnt bread. Palate - light to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and an astringent finish. Overall - hard work.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2017
at 17:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottle at home from the brewery. A lovely dark pour and a great nose of roasted dark malts. My first thought on the first sip was "liquorice" and the flavour had great length across the profile. It was very pleasant. The dark malts were very evident and there was, to me, a perfect balance to this beer. This was just a lovely pint of beer and it shows that a good stout is very hard to beat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2017
at 03:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle at home from the brewery. This was a light English bitter that hit the spot at the end of a very busy Saturday. It was in no way spectacular, but was very pleasant nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2017
at 02:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home from the brewery. A dark pour and a small head. A very English IPA with plenty of bitter hops. It had a smooth mouthfeel and was very drinkable, but the alcohol was very forward. The abv is high and that coupled with the bitterness make this in no way sessionable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2017
at 02:55
Tried
on 24 Sep 2017
at 01:09
Tried
on 23 Sep 2017
at 17:26
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle at home from the brewery while watching the Singapore Grand Prix. It looked good in the tankard and the nose was roasted and toasted malts. The flavour was the same, with the bitter toasted malts perfectly balanced against the typical sweetness of a true mild. The malts gave a lovely mouthfeel and I had it at the perfect temperature to make this very thirst quenching. I can see why this did so well at the GBBF.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2017
at 03:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Magpie, Bishopsgate, London. Pours ruby brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hop, with fruit and floral notes. Medium plus seeetness, light bitternsss. Medium body, oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. A caramel malt dominated traditional bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2017
at 10:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced from Waitrose. Pours clear copper with a small, foamy off-white head. Lightly toasted brown bread in the aroma, with touches of leaves and dried berries. Mellow sweetness in the flavour, with more brown bread, moderate leafy bitterness, hints of earth, English yeast, more berries. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Finishes with more simple brown bread, leaves and hints of grass, old leathery berries. Fine bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2017
at 17:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2017
at 15:55