Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Gravity cask at Back of Beyond, Reading] Toffee and fruity malt with just the right amount of bitterness. Nothing unusual here, but Brains do seem to do these sort of ales very well - good stuff!
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2010
at 17:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle, 12C. Amber with a coating beige head. Aroma of caramel, prunes, raisins, nutty sherry. Rather luscious mouthfeel. Tastes rich and sweet but is quite mildly-flavoured. Finishes mildly bitter with an aftertaste of nutty toffee. An old-fashioned beer for nursing while complaining about your lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2010
at 05:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is glue, fruits, phenols. Flavour is fruity, caramel, glue, sour. Nice stuff.
Rerate at JDW festival, cask @ Crystal Palace, JDW. Caramel and toffee. Score unchanged.
Rerate at JDW festival, cask @ Crystal Palace, JDW. Caramel and toffee. Score unchanged.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2010
at 02:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Straw with a ring of white head; fruity aroma; light dry fruity flavour; with light spicy hops giving a dry finish. A simple, straightforward, honest, bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2010
at 06:42
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(can, 44cl) Slightly unclear, pale golden colour with a short frothy white head. Mildly sweet and malty aroma with shy fruity accents and a tinge of liquorice and traces of spicy hops. Faint bitter flavour, light bodied with slightly crispy mouthfeel. Malty and fruity taste with shades of liquorice and shy hints of hops towards the slightly fruity and short finish. Not bad at all. 07.IV.10
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2010
at 13:57
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can (found by Stefan!): Greenish-golden, relatively quickly collapsing loose white head; sweetish-grainy nose with very light illusions of (english?) hops; light sweet flavour with a bitter touch, light bodied as expected; increasing hoppyness towards the sweet and bitter finish. Not too bad, but top-fermented british brews seem to be better.....
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2010
at 23:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Muggletons, JDW, Maidstone. Gold, slight haze, lasting beige head. Toffee caramel bitter, it’s ok if a bit to much on the caramel for me. Some dryness on finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2010
at 05:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Edward Wylie, JDW. Slightly hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy and fruity. Flavour is fruity, hint of citrus. Less than average.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2010
at 07:21
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at the Elm Tree, Cambridge. Gold with a scummy off-white head leaving lots if lacing; fruity malt aroma; dry and woody flavour. Disappointing overall. (6/3/5/2/11=2.7) 3/4/2010.
Rerate:Cask at the Eclipse, Winchester. Light chestnut with a ring of translucent head; thin in the mouth with some malt and cereal grains; and lacking any finish. Even worse than before. (6/3/6/2/8=2.5) 11/14/2012
Rerate:Cask at the Eclipse, Winchester. Light chestnut with a ring of translucent head; thin in the mouth with some malt and cereal grains; and lacking any finish. Even worse than before. (6/3/6/2/8=2.5) 11/14/2012
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2010
at 16:10
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can, 13C. Almost clear amber with a thick honey-cream head. Butterscotch nose with some apples and grass. Smooth mouthfeel. Tastes pretty caramel sweet with a little finishing bitterness. There are hints of sophistication in the malt, but it lacks character in the usual bottled bitter way.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2010
at 02:18