4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask @ The Black Griffin, Canterbury. Pours amber with bubbly head. Aroma is nutty malt. Taste follows. Unremarkable boring brown bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2016
at 13:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [010116]
Dark brown, cleat, off white head
Aroma of caramel, soft dark fruits, slight hint of chocolate?
Taste - Dark caramel, some toasty malts, soft dark fruits, bit spicy, dab of bitter earthy hops
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft sweet, light bitter. Finish of caramel, raisin, toasted malt
Overall - Old fashioned ale - not bad at all
Dark brown, cleat, off white head
Aroma of caramel, soft dark fruits, slight hint of chocolate?
Taste - Dark caramel, some toasty malts, soft dark fruits, bit spicy, dab of bitter earthy hops
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft sweet, light bitter. Finish of caramel, raisin, toasted malt
Overall - Old fashioned ale - not bad at all
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2016
at 08:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear ruby/brown body with a thin beige head. Light lacing. Aroma of nuts, fruit cake and tea. Flavour of caramel, tea and weak grain. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Fairly well balanced, but it’s quite light on flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 10:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hope Tap, JDW - Reading. Pours clear copper with a thick, lasting khaki cream head. The aroma holds toasty bread, dried berries and a little toffee. Light-medium sweet flavorbwith hints of grape, more berries, bread, faint earth and toffee. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Sweet finish, with further bready malts, light caramel, ripe berries, plum. Good and drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2015
at 14:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Alehouse - Reading. Pours deep brown-black with a thick, foamy beige head. Toasted dark sugars in the nose, some cocoa, dark fruits. Medium sweet flavor, a little sugary, with more dark fruits, plum, raisin, bread, chocolate. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Sweet finish with prominent dark malts, ripe dark fruits, berries, rich bread, mellow cocoa, ash. Nice mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2015
at 13:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Haymarket. Pours clear dark amber with a thick white head. Aromas of spice, dried fruit, burnt toffee. Taste is sweet, more dried fruit. Dries out nicely on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2015
at 17:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught. Aroma is quite much nuts, roasted malt, a bit of coffee. Light bitterness. Smooth. Very good.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2015
at 05:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Three Stags, Bebbington. Amber colour with an off white head. Aroma is fruity malt, taste mainly bitter with a decent bitter finish. Nice for a rugby special.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2015
at 14:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the haymarket bar.. Dark brown... Small tan head soft dry toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet malts.. Soft malts fruits.. Easy
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2015
at 10:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Wakefield Beer Festival 2015. Copper-amber coloured. Bitter with a very light toffee sweetness. There’s some of this in its aroma too.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2015
at 09:32