6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Archibald Simpsons, Aberdeen. It pours clear amber with a thick, fluffy off-white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, red fruits, twists of citrus, pic n mix, touch of wood and resin. The taste has some decent bitterness initially, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, waxy peel, slightly soapy, tannin, resin and some damp greenness. Finish is bitter and drying. Average body and moderate, fluffy cask carbonation. Enjoyed this more than expected. Nice condition lifts it for sure.
Tried
from Cask
at
Archibald Simpson
on 05 Mar 2026
at 16:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
5/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Bell Hotel, Norwich. This was served straight from cask. Pours fine. Malty, fruity, caramel. A bit stewy. Medium sweet, moderately bitter. Not the festival highlight. 5.9. Also 8/3/2026. At Cricketers, Ipswich. Accidental double up. Though this was quite a bit better than the one served in Norwich. Had some bready sweet notes. Not stewy. Upped to a 6.3.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bell Hotel (JDW)
on 05 Mar 2026
at 13:28
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2026
at 14:18
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2026
at 08:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
'Mad Friday' 2025 Beer#11. Eleventh brew on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Reddish clear brown easy enough porter with a blast of sweetish chocolate in taste, and fairly smooth too.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cherry Tree (JDW)
on 19 Dec 2025
at 17:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint on cask at the Gate House jDW 5:26 PM 21 Nov 22
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 08 Nov 2025
at 14:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home from the brewery. Long day and a beer was needed. Meetings started at 8am and a board meeting at 10.30. Anyway, great pour with a fantastic head. Rich flavour and mouthfeel and hit the spot.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Hook Norton Brewery Visitor Centre
on 06 Nov 2025
at 18:22
5.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
500 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with light bubbly head. Aromas of cigarette ash and earthy toasted malts. Flavors of ash, dried dark fruit, nuts, minerals and dry toasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2025
at 17:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Pours a mahogany color with moderate head. Aromas of caramel, mild red berries and bready malts. Flavors of caramel malts, a bit of grass and a little fruit. Pretty basic bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2025
at 21:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Still hanging on from the 2025 beer fest. Maybe 12th for me? Cask up the White Lady pours clear mahogany with a 1cm tight beige head. Looks good! Aromas of light chocolate and nuts. Tasty is dusty cocoa and light dried fruit. Dry, slightly thin finish.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2025
at 13:24