Subsidiaries
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Barley Mow, Southsea, Portsmouth. Pours dark brown towards black with a thin tan cap. Aroma: dark malts, caramel, toffee. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, dark malts, dark chocolate hints, caramel, toffee, burnt toast. Thin-ish body with soft carbonation. Nice flavours
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2022
at 22:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Clear, amber colour with small to average, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally piney and fruity, earthy, leafy, hoppy aroma, pale and minimally caramel malty background, hints of tea. Taste is minimally biscuity, pale and caramel malty, minimally earthy, leafy, piney and fruity hoppy, doughy yeasty overtones, hints of tea, a touch of shrubs, unspecific fruitiness. Watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally dry palate, fine, soft carbonation. Balanced, light, easy drinkable - nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2022
at 22:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear gold with a creamy white head and an aroma of peach and satsuma. Pretty sweet, smooth and creamy, with a tiny little kick of citrus bitterness and a dry finish
Tried
on 16 Feb 2022
at 17:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
26/11/2021. Cask at The Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Pours black with a small off-white head. Aroma of ash, chocolate, roasted malt, blackberry, dark fruits. Moderate sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery oily texture, soft carbonation. Decent, could have done with a bit more body.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2021
at 15:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
26/11/2021. Cask at The Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Pours dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, fruits. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2021
at 15:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Abbey. Pours clear pale amber, medium white head. Aroma has sweet fruit emerging with the pale malt, taste sees some juicy stonefruit suggestions, quite mild, alongside a gentle malt backdrop, light bitter close. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2021
at 12:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours dark as the night, with a small frothy off-white/beige head, and a mild aroma of fruity malt. Very smooth, with hints of dark fruit and a touch of coffee in the flavour, perhaps some liquorice coming through, and a slightly bitter finish
Tried
on 29 Nov 2021
at 10:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear and golden, citrusy crispness on the tongue with light biscuit malt and some floral hops along for the ride, slightly bitter and approaching creamy smooth
Tried
on 29 Nov 2021
at 10:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber ale with a frothy white head and an aroma of sweet malt and a touch of grass. Sweet and malty, a little bit floral then a touch of zest and bitterness in the finish, pretty decent pale ale with a semi-creamy mouthfeel
Tried
from Cask
at
The Abbey
on 28 Nov 2021
at 14:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at the Prince of Wales BF, Farnborough, 16/10/21. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is mellow roast, nutty, cocoa sprinkle, red berry dusting. Taste comprises chocolate powder, raspberry pips, light roast, toffee, dark fruit rinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Decent enough porter.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2021
at 08:02