Subsidiaries
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear golden, with a small white head. Malt and hops in the aroma, with the malt dominating. Hops, malt and hints of caramel in the flavor. Medium body. I would like to see a more agressive hopping all the way in this one. Rating: 5-4-5-3-12-2.9. (060720)
Bottle. A clear, copper beer with a finger-thick off-white head. Biscuity, fruity nose with citrus and a faint note of fennel. Dry, caramel and biscuit flavor with a decent hop impact giving citrus and grass. Some sweetness, but mostly dry. Medium body, and a caramel finish with citrus, some bitterness and once again some fennel. A decent bitter, sessionable and quenching, but I prefer my beers hoppier. (090708)
Bottle. A clear, copper beer with a finger-thick off-white head. Biscuity, fruity nose with citrus and a faint note of fennel. Dry, caramel and biscuit flavor with a decent hop impact giving citrus and grass. Some sweetness, but mostly dry. Medium body, and a caramel finish with citrus, some bitterness and once again some fennel. A decent bitter, sessionable and quenching, but I prefer my beers hoppier. (090708)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2006
at 02:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Prince Edward, Bayswater, London. Dark copper brown, small creamy off-white head. Nutty buttery sweet aroma. Nutty soft mouthfeel, a bit hard hoppy finish. Hops rise more in the aftertaste, which is good and lasting. Nice as being only 3,5%.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2006
at 17:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear amber brown color, small white head. Nose has leather, cardboard and some dark dried fruits. Carbonated mouthfeel. Solid oaky, malty with dried fruits and hints of hops. Alcohol in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 14:23
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled. Light copper brown, decent creamy white head, some lace. Aroma is dominated by leather and malts. Leathery malty flavor with some hop presence. Medium-bodied. Reminds me abotu some Eastern European lagers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 11:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Dark golden, clear ale with no head. Weak, malty aroma. The flavor is more on the fruity side, with caramel and malt as well. Thin body and a malty finish with some fruityness. (060712)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2006
at 05:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap. Creamy off-white head on top of a clear, golden ale. Weak malty aroma with some hoppy fruityness. The flavor is the same. Thin body and a pineapple-fruity, lightly hopped finish. A quite pleasant and balanced beer, but a bit boring. (060712)
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2006
at 05:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Clear, golden, with a small white rim. Weak malty aroma with some hops. The flavor is malty too, with a gentle hoppiness. Quite thin body and a lightly fruity finish with some sweetness. (060712)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2006
at 04:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Pours golden, with an off-white, nitro-like head. Ginger dominates the aroma, there is just some malt and hop in the background. A bit more malty flavor, but a lot of ginger here too. Medium body. A bit too focused on ginger IMO, but could maybe go well with south-east Asian cousine? (060711)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2006
at 04:51
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle, Kidlington, Sainsbury’s. Pours amber colour with a small white frothy head. The aroma is rather sweet and a bit spicey, as is the first sip but there is far too much ginger in here, I’m sure it never used to be so heavily spiced? I didn’t really enjoy this and yet I was sure that in the past this used to be so much better a refreshing beer and with a much better balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2006
at 01:40
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Canned. Medium head with ok duration. Color is golden and slightly hazy. Aroma is malts. Taste is sweet and malty.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2006
at 13:52