6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the pigs ear festival... Copper.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet woody toffee malts nose... Soft sweet spicey woody. MAlts
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2015
at 10:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Pours almost black with initially big and bubbly beige colour head. Delightful aroma of roasted coffee and chocolate. Medium bitterness and body, slick texture, carbonation a little lively as stouts go. Enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2015
at 14:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Cambridge Winter Ales Festival 2015. Ominous golden brown. Almost flat, but there are wisps of white head. Aroma not up to much. Vinous alcohol, prunes, hints of rose petals. The taste however is phenom. Big sweet boozy sips deliver wheat spiciness, fruity sweetness and deep, deep alcohol burn. Hoppy bitter finish survives the taste bud apocalypse. Nice palette but I could do with more carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2015
at 10:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the Flying Pig, Cambridge. Light gold, clear with very little head. Grapefruit and grass aroma. Malt backbone evident. Bitter fruit taste, diacetyl aplenty. Light body. Slight soapy note in the aftertaste. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2015
at 05:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at LKS ’Beers of London’ Tasting, high up thanks to Kenny 10/12/14. Amber with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is caramel, light spice, light chocolate, brown sugar. Taste comprises rich dark fruits, toasted brown sugar, light booze, candied fruit peel, dates, spice, raisens. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light warming alcohol. Tidy barley wine affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2015
at 16:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Flying Pig, Cambridge. Pumpclip refers to beer as ’Blueberry Ale’ but it’s the same one. Copper coloured, flat. Faint vinous fruit, wine gum and malty aroma. Sweet fruitiness in the taste, with a slight bitter tang. Fairly uniform taste profile throughout. Grows on me, but still not much to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2015
at 10:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Clear dark amber topped with a moderate off white swirl. Nose is red grapefruit, spice, candied fruit, trace of pine, earthy hops. Taste comprises caramel malt, spice, candyfloss. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness. Decent bitter, almost a hoppy amber affair.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2015
at 15:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Black with thin creamy head. Perfumey raspberry in the aroma. Flavour is mostly dark bitter roasted malts with sweet and tart raspberry coming through more in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2015
at 15:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the Liberty Belle, Ely. Mid to dark chocolate brown. Cola, Milo and spruce aromas. Sweet taste with hoppy bitterness in the finish. Sprucey aftertaste. Simple and not refined but enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2014
at 14:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
5th December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry. Mild fine carbonation. Smooth dry malts, bitterish floralness. Bitterish esters. Light citric peel, also fairly bitter. Light dry finish. A bitter bastard but all right.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry. Mild fine carbonation. Smooth dry malts, bitterish floralness. Bitterish esters. Light citric peel, also fairly bitter. Light dry finish. A bitter bastard but all right.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2014
at 11:54