5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Strange one this, pours a nice light gold with a frothy white head, not much of an aroma, maybe a little sweetness - but the flavour is a surprise, alongside the classic sweet, biscuit malt you'd expect from a lager, there's more than a hint of smoke, which is initially disconcerting but becomes pleasant by the finish.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2020
at 17:56
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep ruby brown with a foamy off-white head, there's a hint of toffee on the nose and the flavour is a nice sweet fruit and nut affair, with some delicately bitter hop character alongside. Has a smooth mouthfeel and a relatively sweet finish.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2020
at 17:45
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bit strange this one, aroma is peculiar, difficult to pinpoint exactly but it pours a nice golden colour with a neat foamy head. Has a malt backbone with some bitterness and zest, but its acidic mouthfeel is a little unnerving
Tried
on 01 May 2020
at 14:50
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Bottle. Nose is cola, fruity, dark fruit, toffee, apples, fig rolls. Taste is malt, slight pepper, medicinal bitterness, woody, vodka. Hands down the worst Barley Wine I've ever drunk, it tastes like a home brew attempt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2020
at 20:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Near black with a frothy tan head. Rich and roasty stout, with coffee and some smokiness going on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2020
at 20:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, gift from Tom. Hazy golden body with a white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of banana and white pepper. Flavour of melon rind and dried grass. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Simple and drinkable. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2020
at 09:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at the Bridge Inn, Ratho. Appearance - golden amber with a proportionate head. Nose - creamy orange and bread or biscuit. Taste - more burnt biscuit on this time. Still some orange plus some caramel. Palate - light to medium bodied. Dry crunchy middle and finish. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2019
at 13:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, gift from Tom. Clear pale golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of straw and pear. Flavour of grass and boiled veg. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2019
at 08:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle, gift from Tom. Hazy deep golden body with an off-white head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of biscuit and dried grass. Flavour of blood orange and glue. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Sharp and flawed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2019
at 08:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On keg. Appearance - pale golden with a thin head. Nose - sweetcorn and vegetables. Pale malt. Taste - more corn, in fact cornflakes. Light hop spice. Palate - light bodied and dry through middle and finish. Overall - does the job of a lager.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2019
at 09:07