Subsidiaries
6/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from LCB. Clear amber brown with small beige top. No big aroma - some malts, citrus and fusty hop. Taste is better if somewhat filtered with toffee and caramel, plum, mild citrus, straw. Light to medium bodied, semi-dry, moderate fizz; goes down easily. Ok session bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear bottle from LCB, best before date not noticeable. Clear amber with nice off-white foamy top. Malty aroma with bread, straw, light berry and citric notes. Taste is fairly basic but clean - some brown bread, light toasted crust, with a hint of citric noted hops. Light bodied, semi-drying. Its fine if somewhat boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Pours black with beige top. Quite roasted and liquorice noted with orange, blackcurrant, nuts, not much chocolate. Dry, near medium bodied, soft carbonation. Slick but slightly thin texture mid-sip. Quite flavoursome though.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Bell, Shottery, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Clear amber brown with small off-white top. Fairly standard light clean bitter with biscuit and floral notes but a bit watery. Very drinkable, not unpleasant but very boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from lowcostbeer.com. Clear gold with small white top. Basic malts and a light citric lemon hop gives this a shandy aroma. Light bodied, semi-drying, refreshing and crisp. Downside is the flavour being on the thin side for an ale although pleasant with citric lemon and floral notes and a cracker like malt. Easy drinking - I don't mind this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at the Malt House, Birmingham. Greene King doing 'craft' - interesting! Light hazed gold with good lacing. Notes of citrus, grass, pine which is all good but it has a slight dulled filtered aspect to it which is frustrating. Better than a lot of their normal offerings though.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Malt House, Birmingham. Clear gold with small white top. It has a orange and lime pithiness with light tang and some grainy malt. Light bodied, semi drying with a nice zesty prickliness to the carbonatation. I'm not sure why but I took to this one, very refreshing lager with a fruity edge. Overpriced through.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Half pint at The Reservoir, Earlswood, Solihull. Clear amber with nice consistent top. Its malty, very smooth with a nice nuttiness to it, and a hint of fruity hop. Good balance between sweet and bitter. Simple but effective.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Morrisons, online. Pours a clear amber with small beige head, spotted retention. Aroma is malty, toffee, fig, raisin. Taste is semi-sweet, quite rich with malty, toffee, biscuit, spice notes, some raisin fruitiness.Medium to full bodied, somewhat syrupy in mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23