6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - probably sourced from Kris Wines or something. Pours clear, rich amber-gold with a frothy, off-white head. The aroma holds well toasted crackers, caramelised sugars, pine, ripe orange. Medium sweet flavour with rich toasty-bready character, some further crackers, citrus peel, bitter and oily pine. Medium to full bodied with somewhat chewy texture and massaging carbonation. Resinous in the finish, oily and piney, with some grassy bitterness, toasted grains, wholegrain bread, more ripe citrus fruits, a bit of alcohol warmth. Decent stuff overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2017
at 18:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Guildford golden amber. Thin white lacing.. Soft floral orange fruits nose.. Juicy zezty peppery orange fruits
Tried
on 17 Jan 2017
at 13:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - golden with a thin head. Nose - biscuit and light orange. Taste - dry orange peel and muesli. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture. The finish is dry and crunchy too. Overall - challenging but good.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2017
at 05:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Guildford Arms. Pours clear amber with a bubbly white head. Aromas of biscuit and caramel. Taste is more of the same. Merest tickle of herbal hops to balance things out. Clean finish. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2017
at 05:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Elm Tree, Cambridge. Amber/brown, a bit of white head. Looks very thin. Red berry and a touch of resin in the aroma with a good dose of forest floor. Nicely bitter in the taste becoming quite intensely bitter toward the aftertaste. Borders on acrid but the berry and earthy notes pad it out. Not one of Great Heck’s best although enjoyable enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2017
at 12:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Elm Tree, Cambridge. Mid to dark gold and very slightly hazy. A small white head on top with a fair bit of lacing. Fresh peach, grapefruit and a touch of soap in the aroma. Sweet fruity taste which us bookended by astringency in the start and the finish of the sip. Waxy bittersweet citrus in the aftertaste. Above average golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2017
at 12:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Guildford Arms. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of orange, faint white grape and biscuit. Taste is light sweet, more citrus, bitter lemon. Sweet biscuit back note. Good balance. Oily texture, clean finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2017
at 03:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Guildford Arms. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of passionfruit and lemon. Taste is bitter, pithy, more passionfruit. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2017
at 03:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours clear golden, nose is light passion fruit and mango, taste is sweet, chewy, juicy mango.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2017
at 08:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours clear golden, nose is peach, lemon, taste is sweet, dry toffee, bitter, light fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2017
at 08:41