Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On gravity, at Barrow Hill Beer Festival - Hazy orange gold body with medium sized white head. Aroma is caramel and malt.Sweetish malt and caramel taste with a hint of bittrness in the aftertaste. Very subtle background hint of fruit in the aftertaste too.Not fantastic, but okay.
Tried
on 19 May 2013
at 11:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Highlander Inn, Craigellachie [180513]
Amber, clear, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft fruity malts, dab of orange, light aroma
Taste of fruity malts, bit of orange zest, soft quite sweet caramel malts
Palate - Light to medium body, smooth, good body for abv, tangy palate. Finish - soft bitter, light fruits, bit dry, hint of biscuit.
Overall - Quite a decent golden bitter, good palate and finish for the abv
Amber, clear, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft fruity malts, dab of orange, light aroma
Taste of fruity malts, bit of orange zest, soft quite sweet caramel malts
Palate - Light to medium body, smooth, good body for abv, tangy palate. Finish - soft bitter, light fruits, bit dry, hint of biscuit.
Overall - Quite a decent golden bitter, good palate and finish for the abv
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2013
at 07:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[500ml bottle from Alfred the Grape, Marlow] Dark brown with a small beige head and a light fizz. Roasted malt to the fore, with plain chocolate and cocoa coming through and maybe a little sherry. The chocolate and the roast malt balance each other out perfectly, and the beer does not fall into the trap that many chcolcate beers do of being sickly sweet, syrupy and artificial. It tastes good, although it could perhaps do with losing some of the fizz which hides the smoothess of the beer behind. You could perhaps accuse it of being a little one dimensional, but hey, what the hell, I like it so I’ll forgive that! It’s another winner from XT.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2013
at 15:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
[Cask at Reading BF] Dark brown with a moderate beige head. Rich roasted malt, chocolate and smoke faile to cover up a rather thin mouthfeel. But it’s a decent mild, nevertheless.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2013
at 13:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at Reading BF] Pale amber. The apricot is there, but it’s not too dominant, and is set against a nice smooth creamy oak and vanilla background with some light floral hints. Very mellow and rather pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2013
at 13:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at reading festival ... golden amber ... soft sweet spicy floral hops ... spicy hops ... sweetfruit .. light apricot tones ... mellow sweet and floral linger
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2013
at 04:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
caskat reading... dark brown black... no head.. deep bitter roast mal nodse ... dark chocolate malts ..dark frutis ... bitter roast malts ... heavy malts ...
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2013
at 04:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
[Cask at Reading Beer Festival] I’ve got a fence all around my garden. Nothing special mid; just cheap sawn wood in a lattice with several coats of creosote, and a few splats of earth from careless gardening. But for all it’s cheapness, I’m still upset that XT have stolen it and ground it up to make this dark brown beer with a beige head. Sure, they’ve tried to disguise it with a splash of red wine, a little chocolate and some vanilla, but there’s no doubt that the woody taste dominating the beer is my fence. Now I’m going to have to spend the bank holiday weekend building a new one. I’m not happy.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2013
at 14:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask/GD at the 14th Egham Beer Festival at the EUSC, 28/03/13. Clear golden amber with a thinnish frothy off white head that retains well. Nose carries smokey tones, burnt toffee, TCP, light medicinal notes. Taste comprises caramel, hops, citrus fruits, bitter notes. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry in the finish. Ok stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2013
at 14:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
ccask at guildford ... golden amber .... white head ... soft zezty floral orange nose ... juicy fruits ... loads of citrus peel ... light oily body ... dry zezt finish
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2013
at 04:56