Subsidiaries
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Gold with a thick creamy head; fruity aroma; bitter and orangey to start then developing a marmalade sweetness; sweet and sticky finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2007
at 08:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Chstnut with a deep creamy beige head; citrus aromas; fruity and sharp with a predominantly orange flavour, but smooth and creamy and easy to drink; leaves a lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2007
at 08:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: golden to amber coloured, small foamy layer, floaties visible; shy fruity-malty nose with traces of metallic hops; subtle bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied; lingering, dryish bitter finish. O.K., decent, but quite faint aromas......
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2007
at 12:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Very, very dark reddish-amber coloured, small fluffy tanned head; shy but complex aroma, composed of toasted malt, sweet fruits, coffee and liquorice; robust bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; sweetness in the fruity, coffeeish finish. a fine stuff.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2007
at 12:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Cloudy amber, minimal head. Juicy lemony hop aroma. Sweet and thickly malty, medium-full bodied. Very soft and well balanced with light salty bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2007
at 14:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy pale orange beer with a thin brown head. The aorma is sweet with notes of fruit, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of fruit - amongst those grapefruit, but also with notes of caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2007
at 03:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Red Lion, Snargate. Slight haze on an amber/red beer, disappearing head. Herby hoppy aroma with some grapefruit. Reasonable juicy malts in mouth. Tingly, zesty herby citrus hop finish. Very drinkable bitter with an attack of herby grapefruit hop.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2007
at 12:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Best before 21APR08. Aroma of ripe stone fruits, sultanas, malt, and a bit of alcohol. Translucent ruby orange color with virtually no head. Starts with fruity malt. Arguably medium mouthfeel. A little woody. Very light belgian candy aspects. A bit vinous, and the hop isn’t all that bitter. The finish is very dry, and the mouth is left puckerish. It seems to change a bit with each sip. Suspect it might go quite plummy with a few more years. Spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2007
at 23:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at the Monk’s Retreat (JDW), Reading. An amber pint with a white head; slightly grassy, hoppy aroma; full-bodied with a citrus hop flavour; leading to a dry grapefruit aftertaste. (4/5/2007 - 5/3/6/4/13=3.1)
50cl bottle of Fresh Spring Ale from Waitrose. Pale amber with a rapidly vanishing white head; malty aroma; soft malty taste with some grassy hops; and a rather clinging finish. (7/14/2013 - 6/3/6/3/12=3)
50cl bottle of Fresh Spring Ale from Waitrose. Pale amber with a rapidly vanishing white head; malty aroma; soft malty taste with some grassy hops; and a rather clinging finish. (7/14/2013 - 6/3/6/3/12=3)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2007
at 09:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Orange colour,citrus hop,fruit smooth sweet hop with a little bitter finish ... bottle at home ... Nice copper ... malty toffee nose ... soft carbonation ... with a well rounded flavour ... sweet caramel tones with alight hop in linger ... this is really growing on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2007
at 12:52