7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 17/06/21. Deep chestnut brown with a good sized beige cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is dusty fruits, nutty twang, grains, brown bread, caramel. Taste comprises caramelised brown sugars, sweet malts, toffee, dried fruits, raisins, figs, trace of honey. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent old skool leaning Barley Wine.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2021
at 17:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12/6/2021. Bottle from Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Pours clear dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malt, rye bread, toffee,, dried fruit, berries, nut and bitter orange marmalade. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Quite decent. Also 24/10/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. See photo. Nice drop. Same 7.1 score but rejigged the breakdown.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2021
at 19:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a caramel translucent with a off white to tan head. Aroma is boozy, malty, toffee, caramel, dark fruit. Taste is sweet, malty, caramel, toffee, boosty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2021
at 20:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a dark brown with a bubble off white head. Aroma fruity, chocolate, malty. Taste is roasted malts, dark fruit, some leafy bitterness.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2020
at 19:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured an orangish with off white head. Aroma is caramel, malty, light fruity. Taste is bitter fruity, malty, some lingers around the finish.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2020
at 19:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
9/7/2020. Cask take-out from the Duke of York, Ipswich. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, light roasted malt, coffee and dark fruits. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, smooth texture, soft carbonation. Finish nice roasty and a little ashy. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2020
at 19:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
9/7/2020. Cask at the Duke of York, Ipswich. Pours attractive clear deep amber with a bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma is caramel, malt and fruit. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Easy drinking, uncomplicated bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2020
at 18:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bubbly off white head left a froth on a dark amber coloured still body. Malt & caramel aroma. Medium to thin bodied, smooth on the front with slightly carbonated back. Sweet, jam, caramel, malt & stone fruit tastes.
Tried
on 05 May 2020
at 20:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2020. Amber colour lasting white head sweetish toffee IPA. Some citrus flavours. Mostly sweet though. It's fine. Nothing special. Finish has a bit of a bite.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 11:03