6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
11/10/2024. KeyKeg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Pours very slightly hazy pale gold with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma is funky, perry pear, citrus. Medium sweetness, slight tartness. Moderate body, heavy spritzy carbonation. Likeable but much too fizzy.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2024
at 14:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 6
11/10/2024. KeyKeg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Pours cloudy dull amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is apple, spice, brown sugar, touch funky and tannic. Medium sweetness, light bitterness, touch tart. Moderate body, watery, very spritzy carbonation. Light drying finish. Nice aroma but way too carbonated.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2024
at 14:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keykeg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Slightly hazed pale yellow colour, no head and aroma of perry pear, floral, alittle funk, zesty, citric, elderflower. Taste is sharp, perry pear, elderflower, zingy citrusy, and with tart acidity. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry floral peary acidic finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 16:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Hazy yellow colour, no head and aroma of perry pear, fruit, woody, funk hint. Taste is sweetish and tart, perry pear, flowery, funky with citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry peary acidic finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 11:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keykeg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Hazy golden colour, bubbly rim and aroma of apple, flesh, fruit. Taste is apple, tangy, earthy funk, leathery, watery, with astringent tannins. Medium bodied, high carbonation, dry harsh tannic finish. Quite OK. Seems overly carbonated.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2024
at 13:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
7/4/2024. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers! Pours almost clear dark copper amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is heavily peated, charred, woody, whiskey, toffee, rubbery edge. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average to soft carbonation. Appreciated it more than I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2024
at 08:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Orange golden colour, some white bubbles on top that dissipate away and aroma of islay whisky, peaty, phenolic. Taste is apple, fruity, drying, woody, whisky barrel, tar, smokey, peat, tangy with earthy tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry peaty tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2024
at 20:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Elston & Son online, 24/03/24. Golden copper with a white cap that remains as edgework. Nose is crisp apple, subtle smoke, caramel, orchard wood, tannins. Taste comprises caramelised apples, herb, tannins, orchard wood, smoked effect, subtle enough Islay. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Not bad ... I'm always dubious about Islay barrelled stuff but this is fairly subtle and doesn't take over too much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2024
at 16:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
8/2/2024. From BIAB at the Victoria Inn, Colchester. Pours clear golden copper coloured with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma is drying, green apple, floral, funky, aniseed, apricot, musty grape, hedgerow. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness and tartness. Moderate body, oily, low carbonation. Dry finish. Complex. Enjoyable.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2024
at 15:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Temple Cider. Sparkling, orange gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity, funk, leather. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, fruity, woody, funky, leathery, with some bitter orange notes and tannins. Medium bodied, foamy carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2024
at 21:12