7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Label states 5.8%. Very hazy gold. No head. Big, fresh, oily hop. Quite leafy and grassy. Some orange peel. Hint of lemon zest. I might be skewed by drinking this at 4 o’clock on Christmas Eve morning, having just finished work, but this does smell quite festive! Taste isn’t as bitter as the IBU suggests. There’s a big hit, first off, which mellows, balanced by a spicy biscuit malt backbone. Palate is oily, and full. Soft carbonation, in keeping with the oiliness. Finishes long, zesty bitter. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2014
at 21:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Gravity dispense. Shakespeares Sheffield. Very dark, chestnut brown. No head. Dark chocolate. Woody booze. Vanilla. Taste is light tart, with some drying, woody bitterness. Tartness on the palate. Finishes dry, tart, and burnt wood bitter. The boozy element from the cask is a bit too up front in this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2014
at 06:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask. Gravity dispense. Shakespeares, Sheffield. Very dark, chestnut brown. A film and a few bubbles of tan head. Sour cherry dominates the aroma. There’s sweet, dark chocolate malts, too. A little of the cask woodiness. It’s not a big aroma, but it is pretty complex. Taste is tart, woody dry, with a hint of earthy bitter at the end. Palate manages tart and smooth at the same time. Finishes tart, and dry. If you like sour, you’ll like this. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2014
at 06:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a creamy white head, citrus aroma, taste has light citrus lemon, tangerine, bitter grapefruit, pale malts, very crisp and clean tasting pale. Wild carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 11:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with a massive frothy light tan head, cocoa and dark fruit aroma, taste has plain chocolate, roasted malts, some pine, light bitterness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Riding Protz's Pleasure on 04 Nov 2014 at 21:02 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2014
at 12:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23rd October 2014
Lightly hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is airy with good fine carbonation. Semi dry. Light and dry pale malts, a whisper of smoke. Light dry creamy sweetness. Hops are light pithy orange and yellow grapefruit. Little floral bitterness. Finishes dry and crisp with a pithy bitter linger.
Lightly hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is airy with good fine carbonation. Semi dry. Light and dry pale malts, a whisper of smoke. Light dry creamy sweetness. Hops are light pithy orange and yellow grapefruit. Little floral bitterness. Finishes dry and crisp with a pithy bitter linger.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2014
at 11:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
21st October 2014
Lightly hazy gold beer, residual white head. Palate is semi dry and crisp. Very light malts, dry. Hops are a dry pithy orange with a little yellow grapefruit and peel in the background. A subtle but definite peppermint rides throughout giving the beer an unusual slant. Light dry finish. Peel bitter linger. Not bad!
Lightly hazy gold beer, residual white head. Palate is semi dry and crisp. Very light malts, dry. Hops are a dry pithy orange with a little yellow grapefruit and peel in the background. A subtle but definite peppermint rides throughout giving the beer an unusual slant. Light dry finish. Peel bitter linger. Not bad!
Tried
on 26 Oct 2014
at 09:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
21st October 2014
Hazy gold beer, untidy white head. Palate is light with a mild minerally crispness. Very light and thin malts. Nice pithy orange and grapefruit hops, the bitterness tempered by a sweet floralness. Light crisp finish. Mild peel bitter linger. Goes down very easy indeed!
Hazy gold beer, untidy white head. Palate is light with a mild minerally crispness. Very light and thin malts. Nice pithy orange and grapefruit hops, the bitterness tempered by a sweet floralness. Light crisp finish. Mild peel bitter linger. Goes down very easy indeed!
Tried
on 26 Oct 2014
at 09:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Gravity dispense. Sheffield Brewfest. 5th October. Clear gold. White head. Citrus. Grassy. Mint. Taste is light dry, and medium bitter. Palate is a little thin. Grassy, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2014
at 08:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
20th September 2014
Tasting at Paul and Lorna’s flat. Deepest Croydonia. Thanks to Paul. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and slightly soft. Light minerally carbonation. Very mild dark malts, bare trace of roast and a slight tang. Little malt cream. Mild piney hops, whisper of citrus. Airy finish. Fine.
Tasting at Paul and Lorna’s flat. Deepest Croydonia. Thanks to Paul. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and slightly soft. Light minerally carbonation. Very mild dark malts, bare trace of roast and a slight tang. Little malt cream. Mild piney hops, whisper of citrus. Airy finish. Fine.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2014
at 01:49