4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask, Hoylake Lights. Golden with thin white head. Appropriately named as this is very workmanlike, and while solid enough is lacking in any real finesse. Next please, don’t let your work boots muddy the carpet on the way out.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2008
at 13:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, grape, lemon, butter. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 03:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.Pale gold with a loose white head; citrus aroma; strong sharp grapefruit flavour; full and dry at first then becoming sweeter. A sharp bitter finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Feb 2008
at 08:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity filled jug) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Unclear medium orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, grape, orange, lemon. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (180108)
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2008
at 02:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear dark red brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, coffee, licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (170108)
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2008
at 13:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear light to medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light malty, toasted, roasted, moderate hoppy, pine, grape. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (170108)
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2008
at 13:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium amber orange color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light hoppy, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy / smooth, carbonation is soft to flat. (160108)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 08:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear dark amber red color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is nutty, caramel, dark fruits, raisin, plum, notes of whisky / wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. (130108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 10:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... Deep brown black ... roast chocolate malt ... roast malt bit bitter ... some chocolate ... lots of roast malts ... a wee bit rough.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2008
at 13:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Bow Bar Edinburgh ... Copper colour ... fruity hop nose .... juicy sweet malts with a solid hop base. nice enough but no real character.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2007
at 00:23