Subsidiaries
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours “bitter brown” with minimal cream head and good lacing. Malts to the fore in the aroma plus hints of traditional hops and autumn fruits. In the mouth it is slightly sweet but with a little underlying bitterness. Malts again in the flavour alongside biscuits, bran, and hints of nuts. Later on some traces of spice dark fruits and raspberries as well. Finish is slightly dry. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2024
at 20:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe: BBE February 2027, drank at home on Easter Sunday, 31st March 2024. Lovely dark amber/red body, clean and clear, the head a weak wispy white affair. Malty, slightly boozy feel, dark fruits and some hop bitterness. Nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2024
at 08:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A bright amber pour with a tight cream head; citrusy aroma; smooth in the mouth with a grainy body and citrus taste; then a sharp pithy grapefruit bitterness; and a lingering bitter finish. Refreshing and satisfying.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2024
at 15:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6th March 2024
Pretty much a clear deep gold beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Nose is redolent of malt and fruity esters. Light and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth if slightly dry pale malts. Good malt sweetness, feels like a little clean raw grain in here is as well. Ripe citrus underneath and avalanche of esters. Banana esters, generic fruity esters, bubblegum esters on the back end. Light and semi dry finish brings a little spice. Hmm, says it's an English blonde but you could swap that for Belgian and, I wouldn't know the difference. Amusing, if you like very estery beers.
Pretty much a clear deep gold beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Nose is redolent of malt and fruity esters. Light and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth if slightly dry pale malts. Good malt sweetness, feels like a little clean raw grain in here is as well. Ripe citrus underneath and avalanche of esters. Banana esters, generic fruity esters, bubblegum esters on the back end. Light and semi dry finish brings a little spice. Hmm, says it's an English blonde but you could swap that for Belgian and, I wouldn't know the difference. Amusing, if you like very estery beers.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2024
at 20:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
9th February 2024
Clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Sweet malts, cream and caramel and a light malty chocolate, emphasis on the malty. Modest ripe fruits on the semi dry finish that also brings mild esters. Pretty sweet but quite drinkable and hides the 8.7% quite well.
Clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Sweet malts, cream and caramel and a light malty chocolate, emphasis on the malty. Modest ripe fruits on the semi dry finish that also brings mild esters. Pretty sweet but quite drinkable and hides the 8.7% quite well.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2024
at 21:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a dark copper with medium sized off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts in the aroma alongside caramel and almonds. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with malts, rye grains and dried fruit to the fore. Later on there are hints of treacle, herbs and spices leading to a slightly spicy finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2023
at 21:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
660ml bottle. Poured a clear golden colour with a big frothy white head and lots of bubbles. The aroma is light toffee malt. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, malt, earthy, dry, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2023
at 23:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 30 October 2023. Dark amber in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Caramel, leafy hops some hedgerow fruitiness, chewy malts and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2023
at 22:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the ledger building Canary wharf. A mostly clear amber brown coloured pour with a a sticky off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, dried green apple, nutty toffee malts, some alcohol. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, toffee twiggy malts, tangy green apple, raisin, stale bread. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2023
at 18:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the cardinals hat Lincoln. Deep amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light tart blackberry. Roasted and slight dry. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2023
at 13:56