6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Full pint from cask at Pride of Spitalfields. Clear, dark amber body, creamy, off-white head. Spotty lacework. Smell of mid-sweet, earthy malts. Caramel malts to the taste buds with a vibe of roastiness joined by leafy hops. Mild malt-fruity bitter ending. Rather thin bodied. Average for the style (London, 05.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2012
at 05:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Market Porter with Sarah. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has notes of light grass with a bit of sulfur and grain backed by earthy grains. Flavor has smooth grass hops with an earthy biscuit and grain backing.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2012
at 17:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
(cask@The Lord Northbrook, SE London) Pours orange/yellow with medium/small white head and good lacing. Aroma of pleasing malts/hops. Medium to light body and light carbonation and taste is malt biscuit and light hops with sweet honey/orange on the palate. Very refreshing easy drinking and tasty ale this. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Nov 2012
at 12:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the Barrel and Horn, Bromley. Amber pour, no head. Quite flat. Light citrus and malt aroma. Same with the taste. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2012
at 08:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Highlander Inn, Craigellachie 210712
Light chesnut brown, clear, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma - some caramel malts, hint of toffee, touch of toasted malts, little on the nose
Taste as aroma with slight bitter mineral, more toasted malts, light fruits, rather bland
Palate - soft carb, thinnish body, slight creamy texture. Finish as main flavour, some bitterness, there’s no complexity to the finish as the brewer description states
Overall - Inoffensive rather run-of-the-mill bitter.
Light chesnut brown, clear, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma - some caramel malts, hint of toffee, touch of toasted malts, little on the nose
Taste as aroma with slight bitter mineral, more toasted malts, light fruits, rather bland
Palate - soft carb, thinnish body, slight creamy texture. Finish as main flavour, some bitterness, there’s no complexity to the finish as the brewer description states
Overall - Inoffensive rather run-of-the-mill bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2012
at 11:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Pride of Spitalfields, London. Pours clear yellow with a fine, white cream head. Lightly toasted, doughy malt nose. Sweet flavor with some faint caramel and berries, mild bread, very light leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly sweet to finish with some toasty sugar, light doughy bread, very mild leafy hops. An easy going sessioner. Somewhere between a golden ale and a bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2012
at 16:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Tapping the Admiral, Camden, London, 19 April 2012) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty nose with toast, nuts and dark fruit. Malty taste with notes of nuts, toast, caramel, dried fruit and a gentle bitterness in the finish. Rather thin body, with a certain malt sweetness. Decent and quite drinkable. (It seems to be brewed at Everards according to the Truman’s website, but if someone knows better, please correct me on that.)
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2012
at 04:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Grape and Grain Spring Beer Festival 2012, Crystal Palace. Dark amber pour with a white head. Toffee malt nose. Bitter-malt flavour with a hint of citrus. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2012
at 07:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Prince Bonaparte, London. Pours clear chestnut with a small, creamy and then filmy white head. Has a pleasant, if light, herbal hop aroma with hints of pine and toast. Lightly sweet flavor, touches of weak caramel, dry leaves, light bread. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Fairly bland finish, somewhat dry, bit more leafy and herbal bitterness and just slightly tangy malts. I would guess this beer is a touch old given its condition, but it’s still alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2011
at 08:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Antelope, London SW17, on 28th May 2011. Slightly hazy copper with offwhite foam head giving partial lacing. Sweet, caramel aroma, main taste is sweet with caramel, barleysugar, fruit squash. Citrus lemon and rust notes later. Finish metallic and citrusy, on a mouthfeel that I found to be smooth but rather chalky.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2011
at 11:20