Subsidiaries
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On cask at Cambrian Tap, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma has gentle bready malt, some stale fungal notes. Flavour is more or less the same, with stale bready malt and some fungal notes. Shitty even for a cask bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2023
at 16:06
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On cask at Cambrian Tap, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out nothing but fungal notes, maybe bready malt. Flavour is pretty much tasteless — smooth at least. Useless even for the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2023
at 16:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at City Arms, pours a deep dark brown with an amber tinge and a medium tan head. Aroma is very subdued, with gentle toasted bready, not much else. Flavour is smooth and clean, with lightly toasted bready. Not much else to speak of. It's clean and drinkable, but with little character. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2023
at 14:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at City Arms, pours a clear copper with a small beige head. Aroma brings out English bready malt, a hint of toasted caramel, and toasted nuts. Flavour is smooth, with bready malt, toasted nuts, and light herbal/fungal notes. Nothing wrong here, just has that common fungal character. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2023
at 14:22
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
--Cask at The Isambard Kingdom Brunel (JDW), Portsmouth. -- Clear nut brown. Caramelly, leafy nose. Sweetish with light body and rounded mouthfeel. Cooked vegetables, leafs and caramel. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2023
at 11:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pint at The City Arms, Cardiff. An orange to amber somewhat hazy pour with half an inch of egg-white head. Aroma is dandelion, bread, toast, nuts. Taste is dry, watery, not really fresh (it lacks acidity.) Finish is much more bitter and long-lasting tan anticipated; with hints of dry lemon.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2023
at 20:43
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint at The Old Arcade, Cardiff. A very dark, bright, almost black hazy brown pour with a finger of tight, tan head. Visually reminds me of a Guinness. Nose is also somewhat reminiscent of Guinness, but it tends more towards a stranger (and better) ale: Black Acid, a strange co-op between Lervig and Oud Beersel. So we have licorice and chocolate, but also lambic-y tinges of green apple and wild yeast. Cool. Mouth is dry, never full (nor even close), quite crisp but not tart. Bitterness is quite evident in the long finish. Best Brain's so far.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2023
at 20:38
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pint at Owain Glyndwr, Cardiff. Some potato skins aside. A clear reddish copper pour with a beige thick head, much to my surprise (thought it'd have no head whatsoever.) Not really aromatic: just a hint of earth, a tad of clay, some read berries's distant memories and you're done. Dry, not too crisp mouthfeel (this is served at room temperature.) No big faults, though. Bitterish, medium-lasting finish. Forgettable.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2023
at 19:05
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Half pint at Rummer Tavern, Cardiff. An amber to orange, slightly cloudy pour with a fully-lacing, off-white, tight head that lasts forever. Aroma is tart apple reminds me of cider), caramel, quince, custard. No carbonation whatsoever. Dry onset, tart mouthfeel (again, pretty much like cider), medium bitter, very long finish. Boy, did I enjoy it.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2023
at 17:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Royal George, Pembroke. Clear copper-amber with a glow and a creamy head. Malty aroma and taste, with a few caramels in the mix in the latter. Very traditional brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2023
at 12:37