6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Queen.
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Queen (Crafthouse & Kitchen)
on 17 Mar 2026
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Third of a pint on cask at the Queen.
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Queen (Crafthouse & Kitchen)
on 15 Mar 2026
at 20:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Hazed deep slightly gingery gold. Solid lasting white head. Pretty punchy hoppage here. Very twangy and vinous. White grape to the fore. Bit of pink grapefruit. Bit of nectarine. Lean malts in the background. Taste is light dry and moderately bitter. Decent body overall. Light slightly vinous finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2026
at 18:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Reduced. Orangey golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt caramel, fruity, hops. Taste is tangy, malty, caramel, fruits, gooseberry, grape, orangey, citrus, with earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
at
Darlington Snooker Club
on 14 Mar 2026
at 17:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Reduced. Black colour, beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of wagon wheels, chocolate, raspberry jam, vanilla. Taste is sweet, chocolate, malt, biscuit, with raspberry jammy notes, roast, coffee, and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sweet chocolatey bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Chapel
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
My thoughts are now turning to the Wigan Beer Festival tomorrow where my next beer will come from, this last before is a golden coloured brew with plenty of bitterness about it, although it's a hoppy ale in design.
Tried
from Cask
at
Flying Horse Hotel
on 05 Mar 2026
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Teesside Beery Day Out Beer#2. Not quite black, milky in taste, a little sticky-sweet in texture. It does feel smooth in the palate though, and the milkiness of the sweet tasting roasted malts is flavoursome.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Twisted Lip
on 06 Feb 2026
at 23:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club, Darlington. Goldrn colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, citrus. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit, with fruity hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Darlington Snooker Club
on 30 Jan 2026
at 18:04
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Gluten Reduced. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, zesty, citrusy, with tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying citric hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Half Moon (Crafty Pint)
on 17 Jan 2026
at 18:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Reduced. Orangey gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of caramel, citrus, hops. Taste is malty, caramel, orange citrus, zesty, pine, with resiny earthy hop bitterness. Medijm bodied, soft carbonation, drying hopped bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Darlington Snooker Club
on 16 Jan 2026
at 19:02