6/10
Tried
on 24 Jan 2026
at 14:18
6/10
Tried
on 24 Jan 2026
at 14:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Rocky white head on a murky dull golden coloured body.
Orange & chalky aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth - creamy with a clean back.
Orange, spiced, chalky & zesty citrus tastes with a tangy finish.
Good stuff.
Orange & chalky aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth - creamy with a clean back.
Orange, spiced, chalky & zesty citrus tastes with a tangy finish.
Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Booths Supermarket (Various Locations)
on 18 Jan 2026
at 17:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours pale gold with minimal foamy almost white head and excellent lacing. The aroma has floral hops, citrus and some grainy traces. In the mouth there is a brief initial bout of sweetness before it is swamped by tangy bitterness. Flavour has floral hops, citrus, lemon and tangerine. Finish is slightly dry. This is reasonable if a little bland.
Tried
from Cask
at
Crewe Dog
on 02 Jan 2026
at 14:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Nisa Upper Beeding in West Sussex. Opaque light chestnut brown. Thick frothy foamy off-white head. Aroma has sweet caramel and berries with a sourer berry edge. Gluey and jammy. Flavourwise it's more muted than the aroma suggested it'd be. Tangy sour berries. But with a sugary watered down element. Sherbert finish. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. A promising enough start but eventually feels watered down. But a 4.7% Old Ale...
Tried
from Bottle
from
Nisa, Upper Beeding
on 30 Dec 2025
at 22:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark brown with a ruby hue, a creamy off-white head and a fruit malt loaf aroma. Rich and creamy, sweet fruit malt with a touch of spice and a dry herbal and slightly bitter finish.
The Old Black Swan, Bedale
The Old Black Swan, Bedale
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2025
at 14:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Chestnut brown with a creamy white head and fruit malt with a hint of spice on the nose. Smooth and creamy, fruit malt with spicy notes, floral bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Black Bull in Paradise
on 29 Dec 2025
at 12:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear brown pour with a small tan head: aromas of caramel (somewhat dominating), salt and milk. Taste is caramel, cream/milk, salt, (roasted) cocoa. OK overall, but not mindblowing. A higher ABV could have been interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 26 Dec 2025
at 21:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Waitrose - deepest chestnut body with a thin off-white head. Sweet caramel nose, slight maple syrupy smokiness in the taste, slightly savoury kick at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 24 Dec 2025
at 19:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint from the cask at the Lamplighter, St Helier, Jersey. Pours a clear amber with a tiny head. Aromas & tastes of light fruits, hops & malt. Moderate body. Smooth light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2025
at 11:32