Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle . Dark brown/near black, small beige head. Blackcurrant and light roast to coffee aroma. Taste has a berry fruitiness, light roast and a touch of spice in the finish with a modest bitterness. Enjoyable sessionable porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cast at the Wellington, Birmingham: Very dark brown coloured brew with an good taste of roasted malts, chocolate and caramel and good dry long bitter finish.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Lamb & Flag, Oxford. Pours clear gold with white foam. Citrussy, light hoppy, crisp. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2024
at 21:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Tiny Tavern, Lincoln. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty, slight coffee and bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tiny Tavern
on 12 Sep 2024
at 18:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask (gravity pour) at the Basingstoke Beer Festival 2024] A slightly hazy amber pour; citrusy aroma; smooth malty body with a fruity taste; and a crisp citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2024
at 21:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Clacton-on-Sea CAMRA Beer Festival 2024. Pours light hazed pale gold, white foam. Aroma & taste: citrussy, somewhat floral, grassy hop bitterness. Medium sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2024
at 12:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2024. A dark black mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting loose speckled khaki head. Aroma is earrhy pine mellow woody roast, Bark, farmyard roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty, woody roast, dry Douglas fur, pine tips, Light char. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, good cask condition. Solid hoppy stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2024
at 20:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Tapping the Admiral, Kentish Town, London, 9 May 2024) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Hoppy, fruity nose with orange peel, resin and toast. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of orange peel, grapefruit, resin, crisp-bread and a balanced citric bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and refreshing. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2024
at 20:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 23rd June 2024. Deep sepia with shallow, pale tan foam and scant lacing. Roasty aroma. Rich coffee and bitter chocolate in-mouth, and a lasting roasty malt finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2024
at 23:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] An amber pour with a loose white head; aromatic hedgerow hop aroma; oily in the mouth with a strong resinous English hop taste and a malty finish; then a long dry bitter finish with a little caramel and lingering hops. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 01 Jun 2024
at 15:07