6/10
Tried
on 22 Jun 2013
at 19:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp floral bitter. Flowery sweet aroma belies the complex malt/hop balance in the taste. Slight palate.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2013
at 23:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask handpull at the Woolpack, Debenham (before seeing excellent The Floe in concernt). Light amber colour, with a very small, soon dissipating, white head. Citrus honey aroma. Medium body, with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2013
at 12:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in the Rib of Beef, Norwich on 20 Apr 2013. Golden, deep gold in fact, with a white head that produced some impressive lacing. Pleasant blend of flavours and aromas, no citrus notes (a big plus for me). Fairly sweet biscuit maltiness with some hop dryness to balance it out nicely. No big flavours but a good tasting beer non-the -less. Mid-bodied and well made, a good session ale rather than an interestingly ’must have’ beer.
Tried
on 01 May 2013
at 12:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravity poured pint on 20 Apr 2013 at the CAMRA AGM bar in Norwich. Light brown body with a copper hint in a strong light source, the head was a weak, thin affair from the off. No strong aroma, faint traces of citrus and wood as the beer warmed. The taste more floral than the nose suggested: mildly dry in the mouth with a semi-dry finish. A long way from interesting, but an OK refreshing brew that isn’t going to upset anyone or test your taste buds.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2013
at 14:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
29 Jan 2013: along side in Huatulco, Mexico. The sea and Modelo beers on the beach had kept me cool during the day, now back on board I needed something different. The 500ml bottle conditioned brewhad been with me since Southampton and had patiently waited in my fridge until thisday. Poured slowly into two tumblers it showed a good looking amber body with a full white head. Fruity, hoppy and with a mild citrus hint throughout the tasing. Really enjoyed it’s flavours and although not as malty as I normally prefer, this was a good blend and well made. The body depth suited it too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2013
at 03:12
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Serve on a tray, cask ale at the great Roscoe Head. Lasting white layer, fragile lacing, copper coloured body. Mid-sweet malty aroma with hints of dusty hops. Sweet, almost candy sweet, malty taste alongside fruity notes. Bittersweet endnotes. Thin to medium bodied. Average (Liverpool, 07.04.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2013
at 02:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle as M&S Norfolk Bitter. Pours dark copper with a creamy off-white head. NIce bitter and malty aroma.Seems floral bitter. Med body. Flavor is roast malt with a good dose of hop - which still seems floral. Finish is clearly bitter. It’s a tasty ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2013
at 11:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Pickerel, Cambridge. Pours clear gold with a fine, creamy white head. Dusty, dry pale malts on the nose, some toasty grains. Light sweet flavor with dry hay, orange and grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Light sweet finish, dry pale malts, dry hay, straw. Simple stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2013
at 05:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Copper coloured with a decent, off-white head. Heavy cereal malts, tangerine fruit sweetness and a moderately bitter finish. Didn’t do much for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2013
at 07:21