5/10
Underwhelming. Thin and too sweet.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2025
at 16:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle from a Carlisle grocer. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of cherry and brown bread. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 15:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
On cask at Ryries. Pale with a light rose colour. Annoyed I like this with the adjunct side of things. It smells and tastes of fresh raspberry with a layer of oatmeal beneath. Cranachan without the whisky.
Tried
from Cask
at
Ryrie’s Bar
on 28 Feb 2025
at 20:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at Deva Tap, Chester. Pours a very dark reddish brown with a medium sized foamy cream head and good lacing. The aroma is indistinct but is basically roasted malts. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with roasted malts and cola plus hints of honey and vanilla. A little bitterness in the finish. Well it’s OK, but rather bland to say the least.
Tried
from Draft
at
Deva Tap
on 22 Feb 2025
at 00:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
På Liverpool & Districts Beer CAMRA Beer Festival feb 2025. Delt med Rune.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2025
at 21:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled cask ale, half pint, shared with Finn. Almost black in the glass, shiny naked surface, scattered lacing. Attractive aromas, hints of berry skins and ripe plums. Rich and nicely blended flavours of chocolate, plums, earth, and dark berries, slightly woody. Smooth, long-lived tail, lightly roasted. Fine depth to it. Good drinking!
(First session, 44th Liverpool Beer Festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, 13.02.2025).
(First session, 44th Liverpool Beer Festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, 13.02.2025).
Tried
on 13 Feb 2025
at 20:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Mørkebrun. Klar. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Teppelacing. Karamellaroma. Silkemyk munnfølelse. Smaken kjeks & aprikos. Tørr, behagelig fruktig bitter avslutning.
Tried
from Cask
at
North Western (JDW)
on 13 Feb 2025
at 10:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle at bod, Matlock. Mid-brown and clear, translucent. Very little head. I expected a lot of cherry aroma but I am not getting it. A bit of sweet fruit, some cola and a little dark malt. Taste is also not Runaway sweet but rather quite balanced with an avoiding bitterness gaining traction nearer the finish. Medium body, heavy carbonation. After having the reserve plum porter a while back, I had high hopes for this. Sadly it wasn't great.
Tried
from Bottle
at
bod Matlock
on 08 Feb 2025
at 18:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 4th February 2025. Amber with shallow foam and pattern lacing. Sweet malts and citruses in aroma. Bitterness and sweet malts in-mouth and a bitter finish. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 04 Feb 2025
at 22:15
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2025
at 18:10