5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Half Moon, Windlesham - Christmas Eve 24/12/13. Mahgony brown with a thin off white head that soon dissipates to nothing. Nose is dark toffee, dark fruits, spice, lactic ring, raisens, figs. Taste comprises Christmas cake, dark fruit tang, dates, raisens, brown sugar, dark toffee, spice, lightly soured fruit lick. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying finale with a little bitterness combined with spice. So so Xmas affair, thinking the conditioning wasn’t in its prime this time round!
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2013
at 12:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Half Moon, Windlesham, 16/11/13. Lightly hazed golden wth a moderate off white covering. Nose is orchard fruit, caramel, straw. Taste comprises caramel, bitter fruits, straw, light bread dough. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter sweet finish. Ok bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2013
at 12:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. Deep cola colour with an amber glow and a ring of white head; aroma of demarara sugar; soft and sugary in the mouth - but not sweet, as there is also an intense, licoricey, smokey, bitterness. A good stout with a lengthy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2013
at 15:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Alehouse, Reading. Bright copper with a loose white head; immediate burst of woody hops in the mouth, with some treacle and wood smoke to follow. A satisfying bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2013
at 08:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (Watership Down, Freefolk) - Black in colour. Cocoa, malt and liquorice in the aroma. Roasted malt, blackcurrant and liquorice in the taste taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2013
at 14:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Alehouse, Reading (and served in oversized glass). Golden brown colour, with a large white head. Tangy bitterness, orange peel feel, pleasant bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2013
at 14:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at jens ... golden amber ... small white head ... soft sweet ... almost smokey toffee malt ... sweet peach fruits ... soft toffee ... middle of roast ... odd peppery linger
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2013
at 11:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Three Guineas, Reading. Amber with a tight cream head; aroma of biscuity malts with some orange fruit; straightforward dry malty taste; and a clean finish. Satisfying but unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2013
at 03:55
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, smoked, smoke bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120504]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2013
at 08:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Pot Kiln, Yattendon, 19th May 2013. Nice easy drinking bitter, nothing to write home about
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2013
at 01:08