6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to light heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit shell. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (030508)
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2008
at 15:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Doric Arch. Light aroma of peach seconded by a hint of citrus. Brassy gold color with an euphemeral white head. Less than medium bodied with mild carbonation. Starts a mouthful of light, fresh fruit, perhaps a touch of citrus, then malt, and finally bitter. Drinks like water, but tastes very much better. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2008
at 15:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 24 April 2008) Dark brown colour with frothy, pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with dry notes of coffee. Roasted, malty taste with coffee, cocoa and dark fruit. Rather thin body, moderate bitterness. Very mildish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2008
at 14:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at The Ship & Mitre pub beer festival, Liverpool. Gold, no head. Bit of butter maybe. OK this is definitely my last bitter today. It’s a bitter. Decent hop on finish. Butter/hop bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2008
at 04:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask cellar run at Ship & Mitre BF, Liverpool. Pale gold. Nettle hop, peppery aroma. I mean really hoppy. Wow. That is the hoppiest 3.8% beer I’ve ever had. 5 mins later I can still taste these green hop flowers on my tongue. Bit of diacetyl on aroma, but just then blown away by the hop. Stings end of tongue. That is amazing. Not sure what hops they used, but there were a lot of them. Not PNW, could be just a lot of an English hop variety.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2008
at 05:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Black with a bright reddish hue when held to the light, and a trace of cream head; light aroma of roasted malt; fruity, dry and rather thin; some coffee and sweetness in teh finish, but no trace of honey.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2008
at 07:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, Ship and Mitre, Liverpool. Deep dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma of coffee and molasses. Sweet, roasty toasty flavour, bit strange, something like manuka smoked caramac. Caught the buzz on this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2008
at 15:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask handpull at Crosse Keys ’Sporks. Black with dark brown edges, lasting beige head. Decent roasted malt, good sting on finish. Charcoal, but juicy, a little sweetness from the honey. Aaarh, now I see it’s got honey in it, it’s obvious. There was something in the swallow I couldn’t identify. But yes definite honey and a tasty beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2008
at 07:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 30/3/08. Very dark brown with some reddish undertones. Plenty of caramel and fruit aromas with a touch of the bee hive. Flavour began with some coffee and dark chocolate, before a crunchie bar finish. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2008
at 11:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 30/3/08. Golden coloured with a decent white head. A drinkable enough session bitter with some sweet malt and citrus hops. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2008
at 11:42