6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, 11th July 2009. Amber-coloured ale with small, quickly-diminishing white head. Yeasty nose, then rounded main kick with hoppiness tempered by sweetness on a rather viscous, oily mouthfeel. Hops then take over in a lingering dry, satisfying finish. A pleasant, balanced beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2009
at 20:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
RBESG 08. Hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of malt and apricots. Dry and fruity flavour with a good hoppy finish.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2009
at 04:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
RBESG 08. Cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma of apples and oranges with some malt. Thin orange and apricot flavour with a dry, hoppy finish.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2009
at 04:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. Opaque dark coffee in colour with a ring of head with dark and light coffee highlights; rich deep aroma of coffee and treacle; complex flavour with sweet figs, bitter chocolate and strong coffee all mingling together very well; the finish is light and sweet with well hidden alcohol, and ultimately warming. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2009
at 10:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle - Black in colour. Coffee and chocolate in the aroma with roasted malt. Smooth tasting with coffee and plain chocolate followed nice hoppy and roasted notes. The finish is roasted and slightly creamy with cofee, roasted malt and plain chocolate standing out. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2009
at 04:45
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask gravity at Reading BF 09. Beer of the festival for me Black, thick and unctious, thin tan head. Really good. Enormously good. Good hops to balance. Rich tarry dark malts, kinda sweet, just so lovely, really impressed. Very intense dark choc. Swallow and finish are brilliant, really sing. Stands up alongside many a US impy stout and very much in that vein
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2009
at 05:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Reading beerfest. Golden coloured ale with a nice hoppy nose. Fresh tasting fruity, malty, hoppy ale. Very moreish ale indeed from Ascot.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2009
at 14:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. Chocolate brown with a thin cream head; chocolate malt aroma; rather thin body, dry with sour fruit and chocolate flavours and a hint of coffee; nutty finish. Very drinkable, but I’m not sure whether this is trying to be a mild or a bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2009
at 08:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Golden coloured with a thin cream head; honeyed aroma; soft and soapy mouthfeel with citrus fruit flavours - orange, grapefruit and tangerine; lingering bitterness to finish with some ginger and grapefruit notes. An excellent brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2009
at 08:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Rate 1: 27/4/2009, RB score 5/3/6/2/12 (2.8)] Gravity cask at Chippenham Beer Festival 2009] Harsh grapefruit bitterness, some caramel. OK. [Rate 2: 24/11/2015, RB score 7/2/6/3/13 (3.1)] Cask at the Monk’s Retreat, Reading. Floral up front followed by orange and lemon hops. Some caramel and vanilla-ey sliminess, but the hops just about win out in the end. Sweetish with some dryness in the finish. Score posted is the average of all rates.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2009
at 08:11