6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. This is WB’s beer of the month for August. A brilliant golden amber colour with a thin cream head; grainy aroma; rich, fruity flavour with an oily feeling; prickly bitterness to finish. A solid bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2011
at 09:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Brilliantly clear straw colour with a loose white head; aroma of citrus and honey; lemony citrus flavour with an oily, grainy, body; the finish is long lasting and deeply bitter. A refreshing summer bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2011
at 09:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Hobgoblin, Reading 7/08/2011. Deep gold with a slight white head. Aroma of hedgerow fruit, hay and grassy hops, Flavour of cereal, slightly earthy malts, with some more fruit, a hint of butter and long, bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2011
at 14:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at The Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, Oxon 29.07.11 Pours amber with a white bubbly head. Fruity with a dab of toffee. Touch chewy, little bit of freshly laundered clothing on nose now and then some caramel in mouth. There is a streak of confectionary throughout this beer but it’s a bit like one of those sweets brought back from foreign excursions, i.e. looks great but tastes unusual. A7 A3 T6 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jul 2011
at 04:21
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask. An amber beer with no head. The aroma has light notes of butter, malt, and caramel. The flavor is very sweet with light notes of butter and hops, leading to a dry buttery finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2011
at 15:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle picked up at Bellingers, Jet Garage, Grove, Nr Wantage, Oxon purchased and consumed April 2011 Good malty beer, soft in the mouth with a medium bitterness, its tasty and absolutely fine without ever exciting me. A6 A4 T6 P4 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2011
at 11:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Copper coloured with a fruity aroma; fruity malt flavour, and a crisp lightly bitter finish. These monthly offerings from WB are all good beers, but are beginning to seem very much the same to me.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2011
at 05:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Deep copper with a thin cream head; fruity malt aroma; sweet and fruity flavours with treacle and blackberries; then slowly developing a sharply bitter finish. A full-bodied satisfying bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Mar 2011
at 08:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On gravity at the Tewkesbury Beer festival, 4/02/2011. Medium brown in colour with a slight, off-white head. Light, malty aroma with a touch of roastiness. Flavour had some sweetish cereal malts, berry fruits and moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2011
at 07:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. A rich and malty beer with a chestnut brown colour, rather different from the usual West Berks monthly beer, and very nice too.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2011
at 05:01