8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Seven Stars, Stourbridge ( not yet listed in RateBeer) – at 4.6%. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a small white head and good lacing. Aroma ? Well that’s a tricky one. Sometimes I got a strong sweetness, other times it was spicy. In the mouth it has a creamy texture. There is a sweetness with hints of honey at first, but this gives way to spicy hops with an undercurrent of malts beneath. Finish is quite dry. This is excellent – hits the spot exactly !
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2022
at 18:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Olde Royal Oak, Burton on Trent (not yet listed on RateBeer). Pours almost black with a small cream head and good lacing. Malts mixed in with alcoholic strength in the aroma. Roasted malts again in the mouth, where there is a slight sweetness overall. Dark fruits, vanilla and alcohol with a little coffee. Finish is somewhat bitter. A bit of a boozy one all round.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2022
at 22:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Hrose & Jockey, Penkridge. Pours a very dark reddish brown with a small cream head. Not much of a nose – just vague hints of lactose and malts. In the mouth it is sweet with a milky texture. Flavour is mainly berry fruits and treacle, but there are also traces of roasted malts and bacon (!). Finish is sweet and malty. Quite nice, but not wildly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2022
at 21:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is roast coffee. Taste has roast to start, some coffee and a touch of beef.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2022
at 20:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured almost black in colour with a mostly lasting frothy off white head. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, with a rich, raisin, red berry fruit, light sweet lactose palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 14 Jan 2022
at 13:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a mostly lasting bubbly white head. The aroma is tutti frutti tropical citrus hops. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a crisp, fresh, juicy citrus, herbal, floral perfume, mineral , light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Quite an adventurous beer for Fownes, but they pulled it off!
Tried
from Cask
at
Cherry Reds
on 04 Jan 2022
at 22:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured almost black in colour with a mostly lasting, bubbly tan head. The aroma is roasty malt and red berry fruits. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter, light sweet, with a rich, roasty, light raisin, liqourice, dark chocolate, light dry coffee palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 03 Jan 2022
at 19:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark amber colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, malt, light red berry fruit, herbal, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 03 Jan 2022
at 19:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third of a gravity dispensed pint at the Kidderminster Beer Festival on 6th November 2021. Tight white head on an amber body, didn't detect any pumpkin spices, etc, etc, nor much evidence of smokiness. Liked it though, it was malty and semi-sweet.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2021
at 09:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Hops d’Amour, Coventry on 29th October 2021. Coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Smoky, malty aroma. Richly smoky in-mouth, with smoked meat and woodsmoke prevalent. Zesty peel in the finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2021
at 16:16