7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - deep brown with red chinks. Off white head. Nose - baked cherries, plum and going into prunes. Taste - Spangles, as Craig said. Generally a little confected sugar. Roast red fruit. Palate - light to medium bodied, tangy sweet middle and finish. Overall - weird but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2022
at 13:58
8/10
bottle at ashs.. massive plum nose... dark sweet cherry plum...dark sweet fruity chocolate nose... dark fruits... sweet caramel.. massive spangles... soft sweet crystal... big juicy fruit... no real plum in flavour other than little in linger... but quite like it
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2022
at 13:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross. Thin beige head. Clear dark amber pour. Light chocolate and coffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2022
at 07:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Old Horse, Leicester. Got this free thanks to Housemartins & Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton, who put money behind the bar of 60 pubs in the UK in honour of his 60th birthday! The beer is pink and clear with a pinkish white head. Artificial raspberry and light vinous notes in the aroma. Sweet taste with just a touch of raspberry, leading to a bitter finish. Tastes a little bit dirty but all in all very drinkable and even enjoyable despite the flaws.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 May 2022
at 16:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Sun Inn, Stafford. Pours a hazy golden yellow with minimal off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts and tangerines in the aroma. In the mouth rye grain are prominent. At the start it is slightly sweet but soon traditional hops and mango come to dominate. A smattering of kiwi too. The finish is decidedly dry and slightly sticky and rough. This is decent enough – but is not for swigging !
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2022
at 22:16
6/10
Half a pint on cask at the Hallcross. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2022
at 08:06
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a pale lemon with a greenish tinge, with a minimal white head but good lacing. There’s some generic citrus in the nose, but not much. Starts off sweet in the mouth, but then bitter lemon and grapefruit come through to dominate, plus hints of mango. The first few mouthfuls end in yucky sticky citrus on the tongue, but that becomes less noticeable later. Doesn’t mean that I actually like the beer though ! Doesn’t meet any of my qualifications for actually being an IPA either. Nah !
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2022
at 22:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at the Turf Tavern, Oxford, 20/04/22. Raspberry red with a good sized crimson crown. Nose is pale malts, raspberry jam, wheaten bread. Taste comprises raspberry pips, soft malts, straw, jammy berries, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable fruity offering .
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2022
at 12:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
# 2846; 4/2022. Soapy aroma, fruity, lemon. Clear gold body, persistant lacing creamy white head. Zesty, lime, chalk, soap. Worse ale. Third of pint, hand-pulled, pub (Ritz), Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).
Tried
on 09 Apr 2022
at 17:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle @ home, BBE 01/2023 Aroma has plums, belgian vibes, chocolate and ripe fruits. Flavour has plums, ripe fruits, belgian yeast. Finishes with mellow hop bite and fruit juice. Sweet-ish, the plums fit in surprisingly well. A bit watery this is and could work better with less hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2022
at 13:23