Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 5
Overall 7
5/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Bell Hotel, Norwich. This was served straight from cask. Sweet, fruity, malty. Biscuity, orange. Nice drying bitter finish. Quite decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bell Hotel (JDW)
on 05 Mar 2026
at 12:36
Tried
from Cask
at
Imperial (JDW)
on 04 Mar 2026
at 11:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
[33cl can from Beer52.] A hazy amber pour with a patchy white head; pine and grapefruit aroma; soft in the mouth with some mango, pineapple and orange fruit, and some sweet malts; then some grapefruit pith and pine resin adding gentle bitterness; finishing with a pleasant warmth in the belly.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 18:26
6.5/10
Cask at the brewery.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogs Back Brewery & Beer Shop
on 20 Feb 2026
at 16:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
resembles hazy orange juice, with a white head
A - oranges mango tropical
F - oranges, tropical, peaches
smooth mouthfeel
really nice
A - oranges mango tropical
F - oranges, tropical, peaches
smooth mouthfeel
really nice
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 06 Feb 2026
at 21:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml can from Beer52, drank at home on 3rd February 2026. Hazed golden body, white crust. Hoppy front with a decent malt backbone, slight citrus leaning with an earthy pine centre, decent.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 03 Feb 2026
at 17:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy golden pour with a small, fluffy white head. Aromas are grapefruit, melon, peach, malt/bread, sweetish citrus. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 01 Feb 2026
at 21:42
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the York, Norwich. Mid-gold, clear with a ring of white head. Juicy and resinous aroma with notes of white grapefruit, tangerine and a touch of persimmon. Bittersweet with a fairly intense bitterness in the finish. The mouthful is quite thick for the ABV and style. Very little carbonation. I wasn't too keen but it's decent enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2026
at 21:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at home with a good friend. Really good English IPA with well balanced bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2026
at 17:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from the brewery shop. I'd suspected they were brewing elsewhere to meet demand and this can does indeed confirm it's brewed up in Newcastle. Will that benefit the beer? Hazy dark orange. Thick foamy white head. Aroma has sweet citrus with a slightly bitter streak. Light wood and spice. Flavourwise it's quite tangy, citrusy. Bitter with a sour edge over a slightly sweeter fruity base. Malts in the mix. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Hogs Back should brew more at Full Circle. Decent for sure. Just slightly too bitter in terms of how that overpowers the other elements.
Tried
from Can
at
Hogs Back Brewery & Beer Shop
on 28 Jan 2026
at 12:49