Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#20 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Dark clear brown colour. Certainly a mild in design, but its strength makes it a dense slow sipper and the alcohol is noticeable as a light sweetness impacting on taste.
Tried
from Cask
at
Commercial Inn (JDW)
on 11 Oct 2025
at 14:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
A pretty decent mild. Not a beauty but it ticks the boxes. Lightly sweet dark malts, a hint of burnt caramel, prunes, dark berries, suggestion of licorice. OK condition. OK balance. Drinks fine.
Tried
from Cask
at
Moon Under Water (JDW)
on 11 Oct 2025
at 09:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light plum
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light plum
Tried
from Cask
at
Hallcross
on 09 Oct 2025
at 17:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
8/10/2025. Cask at wetherspoon beer festival, at Cricketers, Ipswich. Lovely pour. Starts quite full on with liquorice/aniseed. This mellows to a very acceptable level. Malty, toffee, chocolate, dark fruits alongside. Quite full bodied, smooth, soft carbonation. Very flavoursome. Drying finish. Cut above the average Elgoods offering. I liked it but imagine it is a “Marmite” beer on opinions.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cricketers (JDW)
on 08 Oct 2025
at 11:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Half pint on cask at the Gate House JDW 5:27 PM 15 Oct 23
Tried
from Cask
at
Hallcross
on 08 Oct 2025
at 08:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Village Inn Wetherspoon in Rayners Lane. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium creamy beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, dark fruit, slightly sour. Struggled with this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2025
at 20:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear dark amber pour. Light toffee.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear dark amber pour. Light toffee.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 05 Oct 2025
at 17:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Square Bottle, Chester. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly roasted malts with some hints of alcohol. In the mouth it is sweet but with some underlying bitterness. Flavour is roasted malts, liquorice, alcoholic strength and a fair dollop of coffee. Finish is decidedly dry and very boozy. This is decent enough but alcohol makes it seem rough and ready.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Square Bottle (JDW)
on 05 Oct 2025
at 12:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask hamdpull at Metropolitan Bar JDW London. Black beer lasting tan head. Decent strong dark mild . A little treacle and booze. Booze calms down decent chocolate molasses oil. Dark malts flavour. Dark raisin and currants. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Metropolitan Bar
on 02 Oct 2025
at 14:50
Tried
from Cask
at
The Commercial Rooms
on 30 Sep 2025
at 23:00