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
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Copper with a loose tan head; citrus with a marmalade sweetness; lengthy bitter finish. An acceptable session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2008
at 07:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Amber with a trace of white head; fruit aroma; orange citrus flavours with a rounded bitterness; slightly sweet and sticky to finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2008
at 10:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Chestnut with a dense cream head; fruity aroma; spicy malt flavour with a hint of orange; dry spicy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2008
at 08:09