Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Deep, dark red with s thin white head. Sweet roast malt aroma, flavour is broadly the fame with a hint of liquorice and maybe some winter spices. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2020
at 18:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a deep mahogany, approaching black colour, with a foamy beige head, and a sweet malt aroma. The mouthfeel is nice and smooth, if a little thin, with dark fruits and roasted malt in the mix, and perhaps the tiniest hint of chocolate in the finish
Tried
on 18 Dec 2020
at 18:45
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2020
at 20:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours clear dark ruby with a tan head. Aroma: chocolate malt, dark fruits, wood. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, roasted malts, toffee, some flat cola vibes. Medium body with low carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2020
at 16:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from LIDL.
Thin creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A bit herbal but in a nice way.
Thin creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A bit herbal but in a nice way.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Lidl (England)
on 20 Nov 2020
at 19:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle picked up online, split at the Wildling tasting, Hazlemere, 28/06/20. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is orange peel, hint of biscuit, straw, light sugars. Taste comprises tangerine, floral notes, watermelon, crisp malts, grass. Medium to light bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok easy drinker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2020
at 09:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bought at Tesco beforethee brewery went full on psycho over SBR and trying to put their opposition our of business. Let's face it, HB's beers (at least nowadays) are shit so they're always going to have to fight dirty. Aroma has some fruitiness but a massive slab of butter to boot. Light amber. Creamy translucent white head sticks to the rim. Sweet and sour. The latter is just more prevalent. Citrus and buttery caramel. Plus underlying cardboard. Light-medium bodied. Slick, almost creamy. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry aftertaste of a finish. I seem to remember that the prototype of this was OK but this is butterandhalfs those cardboard traits of a nil ABV beer even though it's actually still 2.8%. Would score more poorly if the palate didn't provide some respite.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2020
at 18:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the Wheatsheaf, Heatherside, 19/09/20. Clear golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose carries floral notes, tangerine, light melon, grass. Taste comprises tangerine, gentle citric pith, melon, light pine, airy malts, hint of passionfruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with modest juicy hop bitterness. Passable easy drinking sessioner.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2020
at 22:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
As still WFH and I likle the stats am adding on historical ticks. Cask at PoW, Farnborough.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2020
at 13:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Adding in my old ticks because I want to see how they impact my stats and some of them I will never see again. Will however re-rate them when practical. Now this one was a failure - never rebrewed and I believe the last porter/stout they have bothered brewing. Weak stuff. The Squirrel, Farnborough.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2020
at 10:56