6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Chestnut / amber with a frothy off-white head and a soft fruit malt aroma. Fresh and jammy, big sweet fruity notes, a hint of fruit bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Kings Fee
on 07 Mar 2026
at 20:20
5/10
Pleasant easy-drinking ale. Pint in Paramount, Manchester.
Tried
from Cask
at
Paramount
on 07 Mar 2026
at 19:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Penderels Oak JDW London. Clear red russet colour lasting beige head. Good Oakham hoppy flavour. Some amber and red malt. Some sherbet hop. Not much bitterness. But a fresh tasting red ale. Lighter red fruits character. I liked it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Penderel's Oak (JDW)
on 07 Mar 2026
at 12:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint in the Cross Keys in The City. Loads going on with flavours of hops and malt. Well balanced and more like a rich bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2026
at 13:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
5/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Bell Hotel, Norwich. This was served straight from cask. Pours well. Nice aroma. Rye bread, fruity, berries, malts. Good spiced notes. Decent body for abv. Drying rye bitter finish. Well done. My new festival favourite.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bell Hotel (JDW)
on 05 Mar 2026
at 13:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, well kept cask ale at Barrel Vault (JDW). A deep golden body under a tiny white head leaving spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas of citrus, hints of lemony hops, promising. Hop fruity flavours, impacts of lemon and orange, balanced by a subdued note of caramel malts. Pretty nice bittersweet finish. Pleasing. (St Pancras, London 03.03.2026).
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 03 Mar 2026
at 11:33
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Half-pint, cask aged IPA at The Barrel Vault (JDW). Remaining white head over a clear amber-gold body, spotty lacing. Fresh smell of soft fruity hops. Citrus up front to a rounded taste character added by herbs and mid-sweet malts. Lingering bittersweet finish. Well bodied and well crafted. Nice. (St. Pancras, London 03.03.2026).
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 03 Mar 2026
at 10:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 27 Feb 2026
at 14:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old review from Ratebeer - 2013 - 500ml bottle at home. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, spice, hops & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2026
at 12:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at cloisters ..dark black ...big coffee ..dry roast malts nose ..massive coffee ..little burnt ..dry chocolate coffee roast
Tried
on 17 Feb 2026
at 15:50