Subsidiaries
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Old rating. Pours an oil black with a nice big tan head. Big chocolate aromas with touches of currants, prune and slight coffee on the nose. Tastes of milk chocolate, toasted cacao nibs, malt, dark fruit and slight coffee notes are present. Sweet on the palate. Rich and creamy mouthfeel. Starts out sweet then finishes up dry.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2015
at 10:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint at the Tempest Coleby. Always my go to pint when I was younger. But returning to it I was a touch disappointed. An ok bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2015
at 00:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Served straight from the cask at the excellent Star Inn, Bath. Deep amber colour with a small white head. Aroma of biscuit malts, caramel, hint of nut. Light sweetness and bitterness. Texture a little thin. Low level of carbonation. Decent enough beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2015
at 13:57
7/10
Tried
on 24 Jan 2015
at 20:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance is opaque, brown tinges at the base. A one finger beige foamy head. Aroma- caramel, sweetness, milky, chocolate, cocoa. Taste- dry roast, chocolatey, milky, some sweetness with hints of caramel, but it actually becomes bitter at the end. A bit fuller in the mouth than expected, given the low abv. Perfectly drinkable and pleasant.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2015
at 06:12
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
On tap at The Storytellers, Stockton. Pours amber with small white head. Malt, vegetable, light fruity. Bad aftertaste. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Storytellers
on 30 Dec 2014
at 15:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Opaque dark brown colour, creamy brownish head, lot of foam. Aroma milky cream, roasty, nutty, earthy, hint of chocolate. Sweet roasty taste, dried fruits, mild bitterness. Light body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, creamy sweetbitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2014
at 12:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber, clear, with a lovely white head from the natural carbonation. Light cereal and egg aroma. The taste is caramel bittersweet with eggy sour and slight spice notes. Medium long bitter-sour finish. Mouthfeel too weak for my liking. Enjoyable but nothing special really.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 05:33
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Popular strong lager, peach blonde coloured and on sale in 50 cl cans in many supermarkets also in the Low Countries; metallic, sweetish but fortunately not too cloying, one-dimensional with strong alcohol presence as usual in this style. I have to admit I had many examples that were much worse, though.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2014
at 16:22
1/10
Smells horrendous, taste abhorrent.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2014
at 16:45