6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense from the cellar at the Merchants Inn, Rugby - 12/12/12. Very dark mahogony brown with a very thin tan head that quickly escapes to the edge and forms a small pond before departing the building all together. Nose is liqourice, light soapiness, touch of hops and fruit. Taste comprises hops, some pine, dark malts, liqourice, tar, dark sugars, orange peel, leather. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. Drinkable enough stuff!
Tried
on 16 Dec 2012
at 02:58
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Very thin watery texture with a sharp edge. Some light caramel and a drying bitter finish.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2012
at 11:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
From gravicask, half, shared with Finn. Missing head, pale golden body. Fruity smell, half dry. Fresh fruity hops in flavour added by malty sweetness. Floury palate. Bitter backdrop. Very average (Redhill Beer Festival, 02.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2012
at 02:46
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravicask, half pint shared with Finn. No head, amber coloured body. Malt-fruity nose. Flavoured with caramel malts, fruity hops and a touch of wheat. Fresh and smooth bitter ending. Straightforward (Redhill Beer Festival, 02.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2012
at 02:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Three hand-pulled pints for Sunday lunch on 18 Nov 2012 @ The Wrekin Inn, Wellington, Shropshire. Completely different drink to the bottled version: this is miles better. Pours the pale golden colour you’d expect with a good head that stays. Great blend of flavours give the beer a slightly maltier feel than hoppy, although there is a dry bitter finish from the hops that takes over two thirds of the way through each gulp. Very, very easy to drink (hence my three pints) and leaning towards sweet; it suits my taste buds nicely. Good body depth and I can now understand how it got to win its various awards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2012
at 08:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Burnt amber coloured pour with a white head. Pine, caramel and citrus aroma. Sweet fruit flavour. Bitter sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2012
at 12:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle from ABCBeers. Thin white head. Clear golden blond pour. Slightly hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2012
at 10:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in the excellent ’Great Western’ (Wolverhampton) on 6th Oct 2012. Light golden body with a thin white head which surprisingly left some heavy lacing on my UK pint sleeve glass. The nose and taste were all about the hops with the malts playing second fiddle in every aspect. The hops give the beer a citrus edge which also gave off a floral fruity feel in both the smell and flavours. The body depth was about right and it came across a lot better than a lot of the ’golden, citrus, hoppy brews’ the UK breweries seem to love at the moment.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2012
at 12:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma is quite fruity with some light floral hop. It’s really smooth and easy to drink. Has a great balance of flavour. Lightly fruity malt and a fresh hoppy finish with just a light bitterness.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2012
at 13:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Glowing golden ale with minimal head, has a mild pale potency and similarly mild fruit flavours.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2012
at 15:51