7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Sun, Stafford. Pours very dark reddish-brown with a small tan head and good lacing. Thereโs roast malts and dark fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is initially fleshy red cherries and alcoholic strength that catch the attention, But quickly these are replaced by dried wrinkled dark cherries. Later you notice the slight underlying sweetness. Finish is decidedly dry and quite boozy. This is very nice โ but to be sipped slowly !
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2024
at 20:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Black with shades of red and an ok white beige head. Aroma of plums and black currants. Taste of roasted malts, plums, fruit dragees, black currants and hints of chocolate. Sour-ish, juicy and fruity. Moderate bitterness. Low carbonation. Well it is what it is but a tad too fruity for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2024
at 23:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 22 Oct 2024
at 09:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Wheatsheaf, Stoke on Trent. Pours a slightly hazy golden copper with a small off-white head. Thereโs malts and autumn fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is juicy and somewhere between sweet and bitter though a little watery. Flavour has malts, apples and some traditional hops. Later there are hints of nuts and strawberries leading to a slightly fruity finish. Itโs reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2024
at 21:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Weighbridge, Burton-on-Trent. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus and biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Plain but OK. Light bitter finish.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2024
at 08:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Weighbridge, Burton-on-Trent. Pours clear pale yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt and lemon. Taste is more of the same. Light corn on the finish.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2024
at 08:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Third of a cask pint in my local Wetherspoons on 14th October 2024. Liked the colour of this, bright amber body, beige topping. Malty and semi-sweet with a bittering finish, nice easy drinking Bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2024
at 15:34
7/10
On cask at the SO. Appearance - copper and clear. From the gantry so flatter than the others. Nose - toffee and apple. Bready. Taste - like treacle sponge and still some apple. Palate - light to medium bodied, tangy sweet and sour middle and finish. Overall - good despite the slightly flat pour.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2024
at 14:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] An amber pour with a tight off-white head; aroma of barley; quite oily in the mouth with a barley sugar taste and a herbal bitterness with a trace of fresh mint; then a dry grainy finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 14 Oct 2024
at 10:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Sheffield Tap. Pours near-black with a thin beige head. Aromas of roasted malt and light coffee. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2024
at 08:58