6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Greyhound, Stafford. Pours a pale straw with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s grains and continental hops in the aroma plus some hints of biscuits. In the mouth it is sweet and tangy with a slightly sharp edge to it. Continental hops are prevalent again alongside summer fruits. Later on traces of lime and pine come through as well. Finish is dry and slightly bitter. This is rather nice. Interesting and certainly better than expected.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2024
at 20:56
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Black topped with a khaki cap that retains.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, dark malts, coffee.
Taste comprises chocolate, vanilla, hint of coconut, mellow roast, touch of coffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent stout.
Black topped with a khaki cap that retains.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, dark malts, coffee.
Taste comprises chocolate, vanilla, hint of coconut, mellow roast, touch of coffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent stout.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2024
at 23:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle from a deli in Ludlow market square.] A bright straw coloured pour with a fading white head; grainy aroma with a trace of citrus; grainy body with some orange and lemon; then some pithy citrus bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2024
at 18:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[50cl bottle from a deli in Ludlow.] A straw coloured pour with no head and moderate carbonation, looking more like a cider than a beer; dusty citrus aroma; taste of orchard fruit with a little citrus sweetness ; then some peppery bitterness. An odd beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2024
at 18:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Charlton Arms, Ludlow.] A bright pale amber pour with a tight cream head; grassy aroma; biscuity malt taste; and a light fruity bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2024
at 20:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg, half-pint at the Brewery Shed on 12th August 2024, first beer of the Brother-in-Laws birthday train trip to Ludlow. Clean and clear golden body, full white bubbly head that fell away a bit too quickly. Standard UK Lager, slightly grainy and sweet, but refreshing and an ideal start to a hot days drinking.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2024
at 20:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[December 2023] Hazy and somehow watery yellow gold with a small bubbly white head. Tropical fruit on the nose with maybe a hint of pine, fizzy with a nice tropical fruit vibe and a bitter finish
Tried
on 12 Aug 2024
at 18:33
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at Greyhound, Stafford. Pours almost black with a small foamy tan head. There’s a generally fruity aroma with some roasted malts. In the mouth it is slightly bitter, but with also a fruity sourness and a creamy texture. Roast malts come through eventually, as do hints of liquorice. Finish is somewhat sour. This was OK, but I suspect it needs to be rerated as it was past its best.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2024
at 20:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Cromwells, Shrewsbury. Pours golden yellow with a small almost white head and good lacing. There’s malts in the aroma – but not much else. In the mouth it fluctuates between being slightly sweet and slightly bitter. Malts are again the mainstay, but now joined by traditional hop and traces of marmalade, honey and berry fruits. Bitterness wins out in the finish. I don’t normally go a bomb on golden ales, but this is decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2024
at 20:36