Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Robert Fitzharding, Bedminster, Bristol 15/11/2021. Deep copper in colour, with a tight and creamy, off-white, head. Caramel, touches of leafy hop and red berries, all ending in a moderately bitter finish. Solid and effective drinking on a dreary Monday.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2021
at 17:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A straw coloured pour with a tight white head; grainy aroma; strong grassy herbal taste with some sweetness; then a drier finish with a pithy grapefruit bitterness. Odd, but rather moreish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2021
at 12:31
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Just some generic citrus in the aroma. In the mouth it is fruity with floral hops prominent. Slightly sweet with hints also of cherries and grapefruit. Fairly bitter in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2021
at 23:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint on cask at the Red lion JDW. Medium creamy white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2021
at 16:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the gate House jdw
Medium creamy beige head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy beige head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 21 Sep 2021
at 20:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the White Cross, Lancaster. Pours clear pale yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus and light pine. Taste is more of the same. light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2021
at 19:21
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Aroma is a mix of malt and citrus. In the mouth there is an initial sharpness, with grapefruit to the fore, followed by fruitiness of oranges and bitterness of hops. They come and go at random. Finish is yucky bitter lemon. Bit of a mess really, I would have expected better from a solid brewery like Lancaster.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2021
at 20:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from local ASDA. Nose isn’t pronounced, but there is quite a bit going on there. Sweet malts contrasting with raisins and dark fruits. Pours dark copper with a frothy transient cream head. Initial impression in the mouth is of sharpness, bitter hops and spices before sweet malts and caramel come through later. Finish is both bitter and sweet. I quite like this, though I’m not too keen on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2020
at 21:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear coppery amber colour with a small creamy mostly lasting beige head. Aroma is malty and fruity, light roasted malt, caramel and dark berries. A moderately sweet and moderately bitter taste, malty, caramel and dark fruit flavours with a herbsl hop bitterness.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2020
at 15:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tight creamy off white head stayed on a reddish brown still body - Looks lovely. Malt, raisin, berry & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, soft & creamy over the tongue with a clean back. Malt, spices, red berries, raisin & jam tastes with a peppery finish.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2020
at 19:08