7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle from Brown and Green, Trentham. A slightly hazy reddish copper pour with a tight cream head; rich fruity aroma with cherries, plums and raisins; the taste is rather sour (in a nice way), fresh and spritzy, with a vinous, malty flavour, and some crisp vegetal hops; before a soft, rich, slightly spicy, caramel finish. Far fresher and tarter than I expected - really refreshing and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2013
at 11:55
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
6th July 2013
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Wellington. Almost clear pale gold beer. Tiny white head. Light and shallow malt. Zero Sorachi Ace. Light dry finish. Nothing going on here. Bland and lame.
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Wellington. Almost clear pale gold beer. Tiny white head. Light and shallow malt. Zero Sorachi Ace. Light dry finish. Nothing going on here. Bland and lame.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2013
at 08:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham at the end of the legendary RBBCBB 06/07/13. Clear golden with a thin white head. Nose is toasted malts, hops, grass, fruit. Taste comprises orange marmalade, light pine, sigar, bitter hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, crisp finish with a coating of hop bitterness. Decent GB affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2013
at 01:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is slightly sour bubblegum. Taste has lots of straw with touches of bubblegum.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2013
at 11:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Wellington. Poured a crystal clear, medium amber with a gass hugging round white head. The aroma is grass and nettle. The flavour is weak bitter, grass, nettle, toffee and caramel on the very smooth palate. A superb and very different ale. I should drink this more often!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2013
at 12:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates on 17 Jun 2013. Full on amber body with a lasting head of white foam. I found it slightly more malt than hop based in both the smell and taste: it was well balanced to be honest with a good blend of flavours with a mini bitter finish. Floral, earthy and almost fruity at times. All in all another good beer from Slater’s.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2013
at 00:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle: BBD 11/2013 poured at home into two half-pint glass tankards during 06/2013. Mid-range golden body with a white head that didn’t hang around very long. Citrus nose (grapefruit and lemons): semi-sweet taste again with a citrus twist. Slightly acidic feel to the whole tasting. Refreshing and thirst quenching, ideal for drinking in the sun after a hard days toil: which is when I broached the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2013
at 09:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled pint into a UK sleeve on 26 Apr 2013 in my local Wetherspoons. Dark amber, leaning towards mahogany in colour, clear with an un-even head of off-white scummy bubbles for a head. The aroma sends out a hop message, the taste however is malty: a bitter hop finish rounds off the flavours nicely, even if it is at odds with the rest on the drink. This is more complex than it appears and is different and almost strange in its make-up. I’ve had it before and don’t remember the mood swings in the taste, difficult to dislike, but I didn’t really enjoy it either.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2013
at 11:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The White Swan, Solihull. Poured a very slightly hazy amber with a thin white frothy head and lots of broken lace. The aroma is weak malty leading to a weak bitter, malty flavour with some nice English hops on the creamy smooth palate. Served at the right temperature this is the perfect session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2013
at 08:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask @ Uxbridge Arms, Chasetown - light amber coloured body with an off-white head and lacing. The aroma is fruity with a hint of pear. Light fruit in the mouth, then a big bash of vanilla ice-cream. Really enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2013
at 13:33