7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at K&ES 2026. Clear pale gold colour. Lasting white head. Good aroma
Decent pale ale. Good flavours. Light refreshing. Easy drinking
Decent pale ale. Good flavours. Light refreshing. Easy drinking
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2026
at 12:55
4.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Birthday present from Totnes. The person not the place. Surely this is Saltaire Triple Chocolate with a bit of new branding? Anyway it doesn’t matter because it’s dogshit. Horrible artificial tasting tripe that went down the sink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2026
at 17:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a dark reddish-brown with minimal off-white head. There’s biscuits, figs and plums in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet and juicy but with a little underlying sharpness. Flavour has malts, plums, biscuits and cola. Becomes a little watery after a while but sweetness lasts into the finish. This is reasonable if a little bland.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hops
on 17 Apr 2026
at 11:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Thin white head. Hazy pale golden pour. Light bitterness and elderflower.
Thin white head. Hazy pale golden pour. Light bitterness and elderflower.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 16 Mar 2026
at 17:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Last fully ordered beer on my York evening out, I did have a taster after this. Dark but not near black, Sticky and Sweet but not stated in its pumpkin character, a roasted character is still more dominant. The giant legume is represented, but is perhaps more a flavoured afterthought here. This is gritty in the roasted malt sense, and an acquired taste example for beer people.
Tried
from Cask
at
York Tap
on 13 Mar 2026
at 13:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at Square Bottle, Chester. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s a fairly weak aroma of citrus and lime. In the mouth it is sweet and smooth with flavour of hedge fruits and elderflower. A certain tanginess becomes evident later with hints of ginger and tangerine. Finish is slightly dry. This is eminently reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Square Bottle (JDW)
on 09 Mar 2026
at 14:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber coloured pour with a ring of white head; floral aroma; sweet elderflower taste; and a sweet herbal finish with a lingering dry bitter aftertaste. Not my thing.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 09 Mar 2026
at 13:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a soft floral aroma. Light bodied, floral and a little fruity, soft malt and a dry, floral finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Kings Fee
on 07 Mar 2026
at 20:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
5/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Bell Hotel, Norwich. This was served straight from cask. Pours fine. Sweet, flowery, herbal, grassy. Sweet clammy taste. A little unpleasant bitterness. Elderflower is one flavouring I’ve never got on with and this hasn’t changed my opinion.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bell Hotel (JDW)
on 05 Mar 2026
at 13:14
