7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a pale straw with a small foamy almost white head and excellent lacing. There’s hops and grains in the aroma plus a hint of citrus. In the mouth it is sweetness on top of bitterness to start with but the latter increases so eventually swap the roles over. Flavour has floral hops, pine and ginger with hints of biscuits and berry fruits coming later leading to a slightly dry finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Arms
on 02 Apr 2026
at 13:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pleasant and easy drinkable stout/porter.
Chocolate, roast and coffee
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Brewery# 3107
Chocolate, roast and coffee
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Brewery# 3107
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2025
at 16:35
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Eaton Cottage Norwich clear gold colour lasting white head. Good zesty hoppy pale ale. Nice hops. Attractive fruit. Some bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2025
at 17:41
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask @ the Red Fox on the Wirral.
Appearance - amber with an off-white head.
Nose - orange, bread and herbs.
Taste - bitter orange, brown bread and green bitterness.
Palate - challenging and slightly gnarly bitterness, but worth sticking with, as becomes very drinkable down the line.
Overall - as per the palate above, worth working at.
Appearance - amber with an off-white head.
Nose - orange, bread and herbs.
Taste - bitter orange, brown bread and green bitterness.
Palate - challenging and slightly gnarly bitterness, but worth sticking with, as becomes very drinkable down the line.
Overall - as per the palate above, worth working at.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2025
at 13:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hand pulled half pint in the Stag & Scotch, Newport, Shropshire on 16th June 2025. Almost black with a beige crown, moody looking thing. Malty in nature with chocolate and coffee flavours too the fore. Nice!
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2025
at 16:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 9
Dark and inky. Foamy beige head. Aroma has polite mocha and berries. Flavourwise the spur coffee berries dominate, with a coffee edge. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Enjoyable characterful Porter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Borough Beer House, Farnham
on 26 May 2025
at 13:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at Pretty Bricks, Walsall. Pours golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has floral hops, yeast and melon. In the mouth it is decidedly sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour has butter, floral hops ad berry fruits plus hints of citrus and kiwi. Finish is slightly dry. This is reasonable but somewhat nondescript.
Tried
from Cask
at
Pretty Bricks (Black Country Ales)
on 14 Apr 2025
at 13:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
From the cask at the brewpub on my Derby visit in Dec 2019. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, flora, earth & hops. Moderate body. Moderate dry bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2025
at 18:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint from the cask at the brewpub on my Derby visit in Dec 2019. Pours light golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, lemon, herbs, grains & hops. Moderate body. Sweet mildly bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2025
at 21:40