Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, fruits, flora, grain & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2025
at 11:25
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours near jet black with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, flora & roasted malt. Medium body. Creamy finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2025
at 10:33
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2025
at 17:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6
16/4/2025. Cask at the Thomas Wolsey, Ipswich. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Decent pour. Aroma is hoppy, straw, malt, citrus. Moderate sweetness with some nice developing bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Easy drinker.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2025
at 15:28
6/10
Tried
on 26 Mar 2025
at 18:35
7/10
Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - 28/30 roasted and sweet dark malty with rich notes of chocolate, singed brown sugar, lightly burnt ashy malts, caramel, medium body with nice cask soft mouthfeel, lingering malty finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cl bottle from Factory Foods & More
Thick off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Thick off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2025
at 18:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
A nice porter. Sturdy roast, chocolatey malts, a little earthy hop, burnt leaves, dried berries, raisins. Good balance.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2025
at 17:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Near black with a small bubbly tan head and a soft milk chocolate and treacle aroma. Light to medium bodied, fresh up front with coffee bitterness, some dark fruits and soft roasted malt, finishes dry and bitter
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 16 Mar 2025
at 12:40
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint on cask at the gate house.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear black pour. Lots of chocolate
Medium creamy beige head. Clear black pour. Lots of chocolate
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 14 Mar 2025
at 17:18