7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at The Royal Oak, Bank - Lyndhurst: Dark golden coloured, nearly no head to speak of; traces of lemony fruitiness in the aroma, but mainly a hoppy, floral nose, some resin; moderate to strong bitter flavour; enormous dry bitter-aromatic finish, the hops last very long on the tongue. Pleasant ! (7/2/6/2/13) Re-rated 3/3/06: (Bottle) Hazy, straw golden coloured, mid-sized fluffy white head, lacing; fruity (citruos) and distinctive floral hoppy nose, sweetish pale malt, too; moderate bitter, crisp and a bit yeasty flavour; medium bodied, dry hoppy bitter finish, a bit citrous. An easy drinking, but strong bitter. Very pleasant and moreish.................
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2005
at 14:01
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4
Bottled. Dark amber. Papery aroma. Dry and ashy with some crystal amlt and clean, hard mouthfeel, low hop rate. Short, empty finish. Simplistic and uninspired. British beer? I guess so. Great? No way!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2005
at 09:47
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford In previous years I have enjoyed this beer, but this years version left a lot to be desired. Not sure what it was supposed to be, but all I got was some ginger and a bit of spicy hop, and some alcoholic sweetness. Perhaps I just had a bad pint
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2005
at 10:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at White Horse, Dover Had this once before at the Red Lion, Snargate at their summer beer festival and thought that it was a bit bland then. It has a rich deep brown colour but then after that it has some good malt flavours but doesn’t really go anywhere. Not enough structure or balance to make it interesting
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2005
at 11:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Black and completely opaque, very limited head. Some underlying malty sweetness but mainly burned flavours from the malts. Rather light body. 010605
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2005
at 10:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask. Clear dark copper colour, stable head. Roasted hoppiness (?), caramel aroma, some sewer? Strangely smokey. A little sweetish. Aromatically hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2005
at 15:26
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Clear yellow colour, small white head. Weak, but refreshing citrus aroma. Watery citronvand flavour. OK bitter aftertaste with some astingency. The bitter aftertaste balances the citrus a bit, but not entirely. Thin body. Gets a bit better after an entire pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2005
at 16:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Pale yellow colour, small white head. Pleasant enough, light-flavoured ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2005
at 18:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Tiger, Stowting, Kent Light golden beer. Hoppy nose, some creamy lemon citrus in mouth with some acids. Good citric finish. Does not taste like a 5% beer. Can be deceptively drinkable on a hot day in a pub garden
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2005
at 04:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Yellow with white head, looks like a pilsener. Refreshing aroma ith lemon (of course), hops and pepper. Dry flavour, quite weak, and also very fresh. If I could get it cheaper it could become a great summer favourite, but when I can get trappists and Fuller ales at similar prices...
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2005
at 12:48