7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (as HN 303 AD). Copper coloured, big beige bubblyish foamy head. Aroma is strong fruity hops. Flavour is fruity and smoothly hopped. The finish is almost close to caramelly sweet. Very wellbalanced brew, and creamy palate. Quite filling for only 4%. One of the better bitters I have had lately.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2006
at 13:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 01/2007). Clear amber color, firm creamy head. Woody and slightly metallic hoppy aroma. Dry, English hops dominating flavor. Hints of sweetness in the aftertaste. Quite solid bitter - does not feel like only 4.0%, propably even a bit better as a real ale version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2006
at 07:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear amber color, small tan head. Minerally metallic aroma with some toffee in it. Malty, licorice flavors, salty-hoppy finish. Mouthfeel slightly thin for an ESB. A bit similar to some Fullers’ products.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2006
at 04:19
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask handpull at Wetherspoons. Folkestone. I put the poor condition of this beer down to the fact that it was served at a JDW pub, but given the previous rating, perhaps I was wrong and that this beer really just doesn’t have much to it. Gold with thick lasting beige head. Bit of cream. Some hay type hop. In mouth, its soft and rather flavourless. Soft golden bitter with a bit of dusty hop and some citrus. Where is the flavour?
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2006
at 15:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask gravity at Crabble Corn Mill BF 2006. Easy drinking session bitter, some hop, some dryness. Drank it without even really noticing
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2006
at 07:52
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at Reading Beer Festival 27 Apr 06. Brown colour. No head. Some fruity hints. Watery. No distinct aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 10:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle picked up from SH Jones Bicester. This was a Dark golden coloured beer that pured with a with medium white head. Some hops noted, but it was in the taste that this really excelled a superb crisp and refreshing beer that was both hoppy and slightly dry but had a wonderful character. Really nice slightly soft and creamy finish I loved this and texted me dad straight away to tell him to get out and get some whilst it was available. As bottle beers go this was extremely good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2006
at 01:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a mediumthick longlasting tan head. Malty aroma with some nutty hints. Malty flavor with some hints of caramel and chocolate. Long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2006
at 16:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask Conditioned at Banbury Beer Festival Fri 21-04-06. Lovely looking Golden beer, this was despite me having one of the last beers from this barrel such was it’s popularity. A very good refreshing and hoppy bitter with a nice bite at the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2006
at 02:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Dog and Hedgehog, Dadlington, Leicestershire. Golden beer with a strong white head. The aroma is gently biiter, watery and quite light and the flavour is lightly hopped and slightly toffee like. Overall a nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2006
at 08:30