5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask handpull at the Spread Eagle (Grain), Ipswich. Pours amber brown with a small white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nutty and fruity. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Body is quite light, texture a bit sticky. Finish is nutty, with lasting bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2016
at 11:43
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the Maypole, Cambridge. Light gold, clear, very little visible carbonation and a modest ring of white head. Apple and lemon with some floral touches and light botanicals. It doesn’t taste as good as it smells; there’s a bland sweetness throughout followed by slight astringency in the finish. Suggestions of light citrus and vanilla in the aftertaste. Light body with medium to high carbonation. Not all that exciting, although competent enough.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2016
at 12:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 27/8/2016. Amber in colour with a decent, off-white, head. Sweetish caramel and nut notes, ripe malts, a touch of orange fruit and decent, bitter, finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2016
at 05:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gravity poured third of a pint at the CAMRA Peterborough Beer Festival on 24th Aug 2016. Mid-amber coloured body, wispy white topping. Light malts lead the way in both the nose and taste, some mild fruity notes in both also: easy drinking sunshine beer, my sweet tooth liking it’s mini-sweetness.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2016
at 06:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gravity poured third of a pint at the CAMRA Peterborough Beer Festival on 24th Aug 2016. Beige head on a reddy brown body. Slight burnt chocolate aroma and taste with other malty notes trying to get involved (liquorice and vanilla mostly): some fruitiness along the way too: pleasant.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2016
at 06:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 27/08/2016. A clear orange amber coloured pour with a lasting thin loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet nutty malts, tangerine, smoked orange, grassy citrus hop. Flavour is composed of semi sweet Base malts biscuit, amber sweet candied orange peel. M palate is semi sweet moderate carbonation, slightly grainy.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2016
at 12:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 27/08/2016. A dark reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with loose light tan head aroma is nice rustic roasted grains, earthy roast, fireplace, with little vanilla and oak. Flavour is composed of seeet cakey malts, Jamaica cake, vanilla dried fruits , smoked roasted malts, dried apple. Palate is medium sweet sticky, Decent cask condition. Sweet malty goodness.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2016
at 11:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at the peterborough Beer Festival 2016. Deep ruby colour with a white head. Aroma chocolate and fruity spice. Taste sweet chocolate to mid bitter.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 08:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg tap at the Cambridge Blue. From Grain’s new keg-only line apparently. Golden brown, clear without much visible carbonation. Flat malt aroma with some muted grassy hop. Taste is full-on hoppy, with some bitter caramel notes. The hoppiness is short on the finish but still lovely to drink. Like Camden Pale Ale but considerably better. I would, however, like a bit more personality. It’s a standard keg APA and I think Grain could’ve done something a bit more exciting...
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2016
at 12:12
8/10
Thoroughly fascinating beer. Crispy toasted texture. Excellent malt usage. Strong Vienna profile wout being lagered. Great concept beer!
Tried
from
Hop Beer Shop
on 12 Aug 2016
at 20:10