Subsidiaries
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750ml swing top job. Labelled up Lacons Heritage Range Old Nogg. Gyle 1780 brewed 31/5/18. Baker and Larners, Holt. Wow, like the โagedโ IPA recently, this is a stunner. Moderate haze on a deep chocolate brown. Super dense sticky swirl of lasting shiny beige foam. Thatโs a 5 from me. Nose has raisins. Coconut character (according to the missus). Cocoa. Some woody notes (maybe been in barrels since it was brewed). Hint of pine sap. Taste is semi sweet up front with an earthy woody bitterness. Super smooth and silky easy drinking. Fine rolling carbonation. Robust bitterness to awesome. Lovely gear. Another of these beers I wish Iโd snagged a case of.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2024
at 19:21
7/10
Tried
on 11 Feb 2024
at 16:55
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
750ml swing top job. Bakers and Larners, Holt. Label states this was gyle 1917 brewed March 21. Mostly clear deep gold. Super solid sticky and lasting white foam. Looks boss. Nose has honeyed malts with pithy fruity zippy citrus, resinous notes. Taste has some sticky juicy sweetness up front with dollops of resinous, pithy bitterness. Unreal nick this, makes me wonder where itโs been for nearly 3 years. Lots of body with foamy rolling carbonation. Big bitterness to finish. Shit, I wish I could nip back down and get a case of this.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2024
at 18:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
24/8/2023. Cask at the 44th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear bright golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of malt, biscuit, caramel, passion fruit and peach. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, average to soft carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. Well done.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2023
at 12:23
5/10
Tried
on 12 Aug 2023
at 15:20
8/10
Tried
on 29 Jul 2023
at 14:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
8/7/2023. Cask at The Swan Motel, Gillingham, Norfolk. Pours clear straw gold with a small off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, straw, citrus, orange, malt, husky fruit edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Soft carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2023
at 11:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
1/6/2023. Cask at The Magnet micropub, Colchester. Pours clear golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, malt, quite leafy, lightly herbal. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Slightly oily, average carbonation. Quite fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2023
at 22:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Oldham Beer Festival 2023. Extremely dark but not black. Dark malty with an imposing strength and a notable cask ageing about it, its relaxed aroma with perhaps a hint of chocolate about it is pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2023
at 15:13
6/10
Tried
on 23 Mar 2023
at 19:04