6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, March 2014. Jet black with a slight, off-white head. Sharp, citrus hops, some chocolate and coffee and a dryish finish. A bit thin in the mouth, but ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2014
at 04:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Medium offwhite head. Clear amber body with light carbonation. Cardamom, ginger, and flowers aroma with earthy plastic notes. Dryish mealy papery taste with linoleum notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish plasticky linoleum aftertaste with buttery spicy notes. This tastes like it’s well past the best before date, but that’s actually December 2014. Weird. These beers are good draft, but this was disappointing. (0.5l bottle, from Meny Vika, Oslo.)
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2014
at 09:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (William Jameson JDW, Sunderland) - Dark brown with red tinges. Roasted malt, soapy hops and a hint of liquorice in the aroma. Hoppy and slightly roasted taste with soapy hops, fudge and liquorice in the taste. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2014
at 14:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hand-pulled half-pint in Montgomery’s Tower (Wetherspoons), Shrewsbury on 28th April 2014. Ruby red, leaning towards black: the tan coloured head gave some heavy and impressive lacing. Malts rule the roost completely, roasted, toasted and baked for all I know. Sweet, yet dry and bitter also: a complex and interesting brew. Another very good beer from this brewery.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2014
at 08:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Edgar Wallace, Strand, London, 8 Apr 2014) Golden amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with apricots, orange peel and fresh hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, orange, soft chewy malt and fresh floral hops in a finish with a certain bitterness. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Fresh and tasty. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2014
at 12:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Pure Bar & Kitchen, Birmingham. Amber/copper, massive lacing. Tropical fruit, muesli and honey aroma. Taste is sweetish and woody, rounding to a satisfyingly bitter finish with fruit essence at the fore. Weak mouthfeel. Good but I was expecting something a bit more interesting.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2014
at 04:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Deep mahogany with a tight beige head; aroma of richly roasted malts with some damsons and a touch of chocolate; smooth, fruity, taste; with a dry lingering fruity finish with some spice and coffee. A very satisfying ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2014
at 08:39
8/10
Tried
on 11 Apr 2014
at 11:45
8/10
Tried
on 06 Apr 2014
at 09:42
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Clear golden color with a fine white head.
Aroma: Mild malty and citric hoppy.
Palate: Medium body. Moderate sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Mild malty, mild fruity and a fine citric tail.
Overall impression: Fresh, nice and tasty ale.
Personal stats: Bottle from Ultra in Ski, Norway
Aroma: Mild malty and citric hoppy.
Palate: Medium body. Moderate sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Mild malty, mild fruity and a fine citric tail.
Overall impression: Fresh, nice and tasty ale.
Personal stats: Bottle from Ultra in Ski, Norway
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 07:58