5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle shared with Jeevan. Pours clear pale gold, little white head. Aromas are mostly butterscotch and lemon soap. Light, thin, dry, bit dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2013
at 12:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Old Bell Inn and bottle from Aldi. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Good lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, wood, mango and caramel. Flavour is very similar to the aroma – tropical fruit with a sharp grapefruit flavour. Thin body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. A very juicy Bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2013
at 01:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @ the Haymarket Bar. This was a solid bitter, true to its style if just a little on the light side. Expected biscuits and toffee were there.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2013
at 08:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle on the train from Thurso to Inverness, 20/10/13. Mahogony brown with a moderate light tan head. Nose is toffee, light cocoa, earthy, dark malts, light spice. Taste comprises dark toffee, brown sugars, bready malt, cocoa. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light roast in the finish. Ok bitter with leanings towards a porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2013
at 06:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the Pre-Zwanze tasting. Aroma is hedgerow berry, toffe, hint of brett / farmyard. Hazed caramel / red with a thin white head. REally dry palate . Hint of roast in the finish. Light metal Biscuit. Not sure if the light brett is intentional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2013
at 11:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green, 26/10/13. Hazed chestnut brown with reddish hues anda thin light tan covering. Nose is dark fruits, caramel, straw. Taste comprises strawberry liqourice, bready malts, fruity tang, caramel vein running through it. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. Decent enough bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2013
at 03:50
6/10
Tried
on 29 Oct 2013
at 13:31
7/10
Tried
on 29 Oct 2013
at 13:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Cask at Number 27, Inverness, 18/10/13. Mid black with a bonny tan head that retains well. Nose incorporates a good roast malt blast, dark toffee, hint of coffee. Taste comprises coffee notes, dark toffee fudge, chocolate, earthy cocoa, roast malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, smooth and caressing on the palate, tip top condition could guzzle all night, cask ale doesn’t come any better in this respect. Decent cask stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2013
at 14:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask @ the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - golden almost towards water in colour. A nicely proportioned head. Nose - clean notes of lemon mainly, some pale malt but very minimal. Taste - more of the same as with the nose. Palate - light bodied, long and dry. Overall - a decent balanced session ale, I thought.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2013
at 09:22