7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
27/3/2021. Can shared at the lockdown is virtually over virtual beer share celebration. From Hoptimism. Poured hazy/cloudy pale yellow gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of melon, grapefruit, lychee, citrus, grass. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Husky finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2021
at 13:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
27/3/2021. Can shared at the lockdown is virtually over virtual beer share celebration. From Hoptimism. Poured slightly hazy pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is earthy, tropical, gooseberry, peach peel. Moderate sweetness, medium earthy bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2021
at 13:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can direct from the brewery. Misty yellow appearance, sparse head. Good fruity sour lime on the nose. Taste continues with a good zing and excellent margarita character, nice sour edge, mild salt glimpses with some juicy moments. Pretty good, best I've had from Carnival so far.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2021
at 18:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
13/3/2021. Can shared at the Ben Burrows memorial virtual bottle share. From Hoptimism. Pours fizzed clear golden with a large but short lasting white head. Aroma of passion fruit and sherbet fountain sour. Medium to heavy sour. Moderate body, quite fizzy. Sweet, sour and gassy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2021
at 11:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Hoptimism. Appearance - bright and cloudy orange. White to cream head which is nicely proportional. Nose - orange, biscuit and melon. Taste - sweet orange, apricot and ripe mango. Brown bread undertones. Palate - medium bodied with a tangy texture. The finish is a bit sweeter than preferred but good. Overall - good if a bit sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2021
at 19:56
3.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
440ml can from the brewery. Opened just in the nick of time, with a very swollen top about to explode. A lively fellow, as expected. Unfortunately, it seems the re-fermentation may have affected the flavour. Some mild off-flavours. Strange fruitiness that has hints of orange and something else that doesn't feel right. Something amiss here that needs correcting for next time.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2021
at 16:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Hoptimism. Appearance - black and a decent tan head. Nose - raisins, dates, molasses and wood spice. Boozy edge but not too much. Taste - ginger, raisins, brown sugar, cake and boozy rum around it. Palate - medium to full bodied. Rich sweet middle. Decent linger. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2021
at 16:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Hoptimism. Appearance - murky yellow to orange. White head. Nose - green coffee bean and light citrus. Taste - more of the same. A bit in-between styles. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy texture, fairly sweet with just a touch of bitterness. Overall - so so!
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2021
at 15:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. As Carnival / Sprawl Rhum Parkin. Pours black with a thick tan head. Aromas of Jamaican ginger cake. Parkin. Taste is similar, cakey, rum notes, dark sugar. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2021
at 14:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Pours hazy to murky golden with a thin white head, couple of yeasty lumps. Aromas of light coffee and nuts. Taste is more of the same. I think I'd rather have it without the additions, but it's ok.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2021
at 14:25