Subsidiaries
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask handpull at GBBF 2018. Haze Amber colour lasting cream head. Slight diacetyl aroma. More diacetyl later. Hides the hops. Good condition. Not great. Diacetyl on finish .
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2018
at 15:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2018. It pours clear deep brown with a small bubbly white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, tangy, orange marmalade, kumquat, oily, cointreau and earth. The taste is dry, bitter, oily, earthy, brandy, slick, chewy, tannin, earl grey tea, spice, warming alcohol and booze with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation carbonation. Chewy and hearty. Funstuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 06:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
8th August 2018
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Hazy amber beer, decent bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry malts, light dry wood. Mildly bitter toffee. Brandy comes through, light but clear. Marmalade hops bring up the rear. Mild spice too. Interesting and drinkable.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Hazy amber beer, decent bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry malts, light dry wood. Mildly bitter toffee. Brandy comes through, light but clear. Marmalade hops bring up the rear. Mild spice too. Interesting and drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2018
at 19:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at GBBF 2018. Hazy russet colour lasting beige head. Slightly sour but also slightly sweet malt. Sweetish malty barley wine almost. With some sour grapefruit. Pretty authentic for an English strong ipa. Good hedgerow grapefruit finish. Good to style and a good example. Not the barrel aged version
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2018
at 19:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @Queenโs Head, Londres 03/08/18
Color negro corona de espuma blanca, aromas torrefactos, notas a regaliz, sabor regaliz, maltoso, cuerpo ligero.
Color negro corona de espuma blanca, aromas torrefactos, notas a regaliz, sabor regaliz, maltoso, cuerpo ligero.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 18:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Harp, Charing Cross, London, 28 May 2018) Reddish amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with caramel, red fruit and orange peel. Malty, slightly fruity taste with notes of caramel, crisp-bread, orange peel, a touch of resin and a balanced citric/resiny bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2018
at 21:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Not black, but considerably dark brown with a tan head. Herbal/cress notes in the aroma with a bit of roast malt, liquorice and spruce. Bitter taste from the outset, but it sweetens slightly for a more balanced finish. Some medicinal astringency on the aftertaste. Soft carbonation. Odd, but it works.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2018
at 16:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (Overdraft, Winchester) - Dark amber/light brown in colour. Pine, grapefruit and some roasted and chocolatey notes in the aroma. Hoppy and slightly fruity taste with grapefruit, blackcurrant, pine and hints of liquorice. Quite nice but I do not know if the recipe has been tweaked since last year as it was darker than some of the other reviews described. Nice though.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2018
at 19:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Fuggles Beer Cafe Tonbridge. Clear amber colour lasting white head. Good golden ale. Citrus and grassy hop aroma. A little earthy nettle on finish. Cracking condition. Effortless golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2018
at 15:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Bootlegger, 18/05/18. Clear golden with a decent off white cap. Nose is peach, orange peel, straw, apricot jam, light breads. Taste comprises airy malts, orange squash, straw, melon, toasted grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness. Decent gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2018
at 17:03