8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2025
at 22:03
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2025
at 21:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from Nov 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours a very dark brown with a beige creamy head. Aromas & tastes of fortified wine, dried fruits, plum pudding, toasted bread & hints of spice. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 15:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Brown, no head. Warmth, raisins, herbal, caramel. Fizzy, front heavy. Not as sweetness as expected. Flower, caramel, roasted, toffee. Weak body. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2025
at 15:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2025
at 16:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Loose white head left a froth on pale amber coloured body.
Sweet, malt & stone fruit aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a well carbonated back.
Malt, perfume, stone fruit & sweet tastes with a long bitter finish.
Nice drinker.
Sweet, malt & stone fruit aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a well carbonated back.
Malt, perfume, stone fruit & sweet tastes with a long bitter finish.
Nice drinker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2025
at 20:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Sainsburys Blackpool.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 01 Apr 2025
at 18:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2025
at 09:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask at Grove, Huddersfield, 28.03.25. Dark brown. Persistent brown head. Slightly acidic aroma and taste of crowberrries, dark malt and tobacco. Quite dry. Perhaps the cask is over its top.
Tried
from Cask
at
Grove
on 28 Mar 2025
at 20:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Factory Foods & More
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Not bad for the low ABV
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Not bad for the low ABV
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 18:58