7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
9/4/2021. Bottle bought direct from Cottage Delight. Pours dark amber with a creamy/frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, dried fruits, fig, prune, molasses, fruit cake, hint of charcoal. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, average to soft carbonation. Quite a robust tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2021
at 19:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
9/4/2021. Bottle direct from Cottage Delight, along with some rather good marmalade. Pours clear bright gold with a small bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of sweet malt, citrus, stone fruits, grass, caramel and grain. Medium plus candy sweetness, low bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Sweet finish. Not bad but preferred the marmalade.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2021
at 18:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
8/4/2021. Bottle from Cottage Delight. Pours clear golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is floral, hoppy, fruity, malt and caramel. Quite sweet, with what starts as quite a harsh bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, and a bit of fizz. Bitterness mellowed in finish which improved it. Sessionable summer ale. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2021
at 21:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12/3/2021. Bottle from Cottage Delight, part of a Have a Hoppy Beer-thday Birthday gift pack. Pours dark ruby brown with a small bubbly/creamy off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, toffee, touch of chocolate, nut, toasted sesame. Moderate sweetness and moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Tangy bittersweet finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2021
at 18:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12/3/2021. Bottle from Cottage Delight, part of a Have a Hoppy Beer-thday Birthday gift pack. Pours clear deep golden with a small creamy white head. Attractive pour. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, hoppy, citrus. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Quite enjoyed this one, certainly more than Birthday Suit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2021
at 17:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12/3/2021. Bottle from Cottage Delight, part of a Have a Hoppy Beer-thday Birthday gift pack. Pours clear straw gold with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, flowers, caramel, malt. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Average carbonation. Earthy bittersweet finish. A little on the rough side but ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2021
at 14:52
5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
18/2/2021. Bottle from Cottage Delight. Pours clear deep golden with a small frothy/creamy white head. Very nice looking beer. Positives kind of stop there though. Aroma is sweet, malty, earthy, chalky, light caramel, bit of biscuit, but above all reminded me of the smell of water poured from a vase after removing flowers that were well past their prime. Quite sweet, with a slightly rough earthy bitterness and just a hint of sour. Moderate body, average to soft carbonation. Not good really. Should have stuck with admiring its looks.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2021
at 17:56
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Very strong diacetyl notes. Light bitter not pleasent flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2021
at 09:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre, Coleshill. Eye - clear dark gold, small white head with decent retention. Aroma - biscuit malts and smoke. Not picking up much floral aroma. Taste - again this is malty and smoky, semi-sweet. Moderate bitterness. Palate - light to moderate, slightly oily but dry. Overall - the beer doesn't really match with the description of it being aromatic and floral. It makes you wonder whether they stick any old label on the bottles regardless of what was brewed, and then let their marketing man/woman work wonders with garden centre chains. Anyway the beer itself is very one-dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2021
at 01:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre, Coleshill. Eye - dark ruby red, small creamy off white to beige head, excellent retention. Nose - richness, malty, chocolate and liquorice. Taste - toasted malts in the prominent element but there is some chocolate and liquorice, some minor spice and mild bitter finish. Palate - smooth medium body and low carbonation. Overall - its not the most flavoursome or complex of ales but there are some nice elements with a great mouthfeel. Its like what a John Smiths should taste like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2021
at 23:03