Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle - Dark golden in colour with a white head. Extremely floral and aromatic with elderflower,leomon and peach. Very fresh and hoppy taste. Noticeable but not overwhelming bitterness with notes of elderfloer,grapefruit and a floral sweet bitterness. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2008
at 18:25
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, Ale Cellar, Darlington. Pale golden colour, virtually no head. Sweet, grassy, floral aroma. Flavour had more of the same with a dose of fruit and a dryish finish. mmkay
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2008
at 07:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 5
I’d had this when I was in Scotland several years ago and found it far too bitter for my taste; when I heard me friend Justin was headed up there I warned him against it. So what did he do? He bought me back a bottle and forced me to drink it when I was around his place (cheers Jus!). Still, at least I can now rate it. Pours a deep red/brown with a beige soap-sud head. Smell and initial taste is of rich sweet malt. Develops into sweet, sticky treacle and sour plums - at this point I was quite enjoying it. However, it’s the aftertaste that gets you - a cloying sticky mouthfeel with a far-too-bitter earthiness, that lingers unpleasantly for ages. Better than I remember, but not one I’d come back to again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2008
at 10:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Deep gold with next to no head and slight carbonation. Sweet malt, fruit and grassy hop aroma. Bready malt flavour, with a touch of roastiness, juicy hops and a decent dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2008
at 10:52
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle from Dobbies Garden Centre, Reading. Amber with a thin white, head; heavily carbonated with fine bubbles giving a lively mouth feel; some honey on the aroma, but also musty grain; thin with a honeyed sweetness, and a sour and dry finish. Not very impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2008
at 04:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle passed onto me by Craig, cheers mate. I drank this at Cropredy Festival 2008 Pours black with a beige head. Some streaky liquorice, dark chocolate hit me first. This is an enjoyable beer but at times I found this just a little thin and watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2008
at 03:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel, coffee and chocolate.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2008
at 20:57
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cloudy dark amber withm medium beige head. Sweet aroma with notes of plums, caramel and toasted malt. Flavor likewise with a sweet mild hoppy finish.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (GBBF 2008) - Copper brown in colour. Fruity aroma. Fruity and malty taste with raisins featuring in a fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2008
at 04:52
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with honey notes. Sweet flavor with cardboard notes and mild hoppy notes leading to a somewhat bitter finish.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2008
at 18:35