6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Bird In Hand, Stafford. Pours almost black with a small scummy tan head and good lacing. Thereโs roasted malts and dark fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour has malts, cola, oats and hints of dark fruits, liquorice and honey. A little bitterness in the fruity finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bird in Hand (Black Country Inns)
on 02 Jul 2026
at 15:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours โbitter brownโ with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly malts with hints of honey and nuts. In the mouth it is slightly bitter with a creamy texture. Initial flavours are malts and berry fruits but the latter fade after a while to be replaced my autumn fruits and traces of floral hops and spice. Finish is somewhat sticky. This is OK but somewhat forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Moon Under Water (JDW)
on 12 Jun 2026
at 13:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Hand-pulled pint in my local Spoons on 9th June 2026. Clean and clear bronze body, light biege head with lacing. Malty and slightly bitter, orchard fruit feel, nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
William Withering
on 09 Jun 2026
at 17:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Second pint of the quiz night at the village pub and this was a good one. Fantastic colour with rich woody and farmyard flavours. Good mouthfeel for the abv.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Strathmore Arms
on 20 May 2026
at 07:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear amber with a frothy /creamy white head and a sweet malt aroma. Medium bodied, fresh and a touch fruity, a touch of spice, floral hops and a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Montgomery's Tower
on 25 Apr 2026
at 17:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Railway Arms, Alton. Pours clear golden orange amber with beige foam. Aroma: light sweet malts, some caramel, hedgerow. Taste: light sweet with moderate bitterness, more hedgerow, earthy hop. Lightly dry finish. Light body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Railway Arms (Triple fff)
on 24 Apr 2026
at 04:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear golden amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel and light spice. Taste is quite warming, despite the relatively low abv, toffee and malt. Something herbal on the finish.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2026
at 16:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Was surprised I hadn't rated this one before, I'm sure I've had it before. Copper coloured with a beige head. Caramel and autumn leaves up front. Autumn fruits come through with some wood and toffee. The booze is surprisingly evident. Sweetish, but a drying finish balances it well. Some decent complexity here; I quite enjoyed it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hope Tap
on 15 Apr 2026
at 12:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Beaconsfield Taps, 10/04/2026.
Golden with a moderately appointed white cap.
Nose is grass, modest citric zest, soft malts.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, tangerine, grass, pale malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay cask pale.
Golden with a moderately appointed white cap.
Nose is grass, modest citric zest, soft malts.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, tangerine, grass, pale malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay cask pale.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2026
at 09:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Medium creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 31 Mar 2026
at 17:43