6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i]Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading.[/i] Gold with a thin cream head appealing sweet and fruity aroma of oranges chewy orange fruit flavour with a bitter marmalade finish. Not what I was expecting from a summer seasonal, but nonetheless very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2008
at 07:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at The Hobgoblin, Reading 29/5/08. Black in colour with reddish undertones and a slight tan head. Chocolate aroma with a hint of red fruit. Slightly sweet flavour, with a touch of roastiness and some hops in the finish. A bit subdued all round.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2008
at 15:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the 3Bs, Reading. Amber with a thin white head; fruity aroma; sweet orange flavours then a sharp sitrus bitterness that balances the sweetness perfectly. Very moreish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2008
at 07:14
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Gravity at Reading Beer Festival 2 May 08. Bright golden colored. No head. Modest fruity aroma. Some hints of fruit in the flavor but quite anonymous. Dry aftertaste.
Tried
on 18 May 2008
at 11:04
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Gravity at Reading Beer Festival 2 May 08. Brown colored. A thin filmy head. Sweet fruity aroma. Sweet bitter malty flavor - but quite watery. Dull. --- Beer aliased from original tick of West Berkshire Good Old Boy on 18 May 2008 at 11:02 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Gravity at Reading Beer Festival 2 May 08. Brown colored. A thin filmy head. Sweet fruity aroma. Sweet bitter malty flavor - but quite watery. Dull.
Tried
on 18 May 2008
at 11:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at St Albans beer festival 2006. I had forgotten about trying this, but came across my notes of the festival. According to them, this was a standard session bitter, amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Easy drinking with some caramel sweetness, grassy hops and a decent bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
on 17 May 2008
at 06:05
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[on draught at The Retreat, Reading] Slight head quickly dissipates; ruby black colour body. Slight smoke on foretaste, aftertaste too dry and bittter for a mild. Disappointing (like many West Berkshire ales).
Tried
on 16 May 2008
at 18:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading BF, shared with Finn. Layered with a thin head leaving some nice laceworks on the glass. Plain malt-fruity aroma that continues to the taste. Flavour is supported a clean touch of citric fruits. Moderate bitterness. Rather well bodied for the ABV (02.05.2008).
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2008
at 02:49
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Lacing-head over a bit clouded, golden body. Malt-fruity aroma. Rather tangy hops up front with hints of grapefruits and peaches. Soft bitter ending (gravicask sampled with Finn at Reading Beer Festival, 02.05.2008).
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2008
at 02:39
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
[on draught at the 3B’s, Reading] Slightly cloudy, a hint of malt but mainly overwhelmingly hoppy and bitter, with an unpleasant lingering bitterness. Yet another unmemorable and uninspiring English "Best" Bitter.
Tried
on 13 May 2008
at 18:18