Tried
from Cask
at
Imperial (JDW)
on 04 Mar 2026
at 15:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hand pulled half pint at the St Valentines Day Massacre Beer Festival in the Ludlow Brewery Railway Shed on 13th February 2026. Clean and clear golden pour, thin white head. Citrus fruit nose and initial taste, earthy centre and a dry bittering finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Ludlow Brewing Co. (The Railway Shed)
on 13 Feb 2026
at 15:00
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2026
at 13:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
An official real ale named after an unofficial dog breed. This one is bred well enough, although a little too rich with its dark maltiness for my liking.
Tried
from Cask
at
Twelve Tellers (JDW)
on 23 Jan 2026
at 05:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
7/11/2025. Cask at the 13th Beccles Beer Festival. Nice pour, lovely clear bright golden bronze colour. Aroma is fruity, orange, malt, rye cracker, caramel, hint of spice. Medium sweet, moderate bitterness and body. Oily, slightly watery. Soft carbonation. Sweet fruity caramel finish. Nicely done.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2025
at 18:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Borough Arms, Crewe. Pours golden amber with a medium sized foamy cream head and excellent lacing. There’s malt, hops and rye in the aroma plus a hint of ginger. In the mouth it is quite bitter but with some underlying sweetness and a creamy texture. Flavour has traditional hops, grains, rye and autumn fruits with hints of coffee, caramel and ginger coming through later. Bitterness lasts into the slightly fruity finish. This is quite nice – plenty of taste for it’s strength.
Tried
from Cask
at
Borough Arms
on 01 Nov 2025
at 13:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Queen of the Iceni, Norwich. Citrus & malt aromas. Grapefruit, orange peel & gooseberry flavours. Fresh bittersweet taste.
Tried
from Cask
at
Queen of Iceni (JDW)
on 25 Oct 2025
at 13:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
750ml swing top job. Bakers and Larners, Holt, Norfolk. Let this get 6 months beyond BBD but it won’t matter. Never had a beer in shit nick from this brewer. Dunno how they do it tbh. Clear deep red. Thick dense glossy lasting pale ginger coloured foam. 10 all day. Soft savoury smoke. Rye spice. Hedgerow berry. Taste is a little sweet and fruity with a moderate earthy spicy bitterness. Soft and creamy mouthfeel. Bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bakers & Larners of Holt
on 30 Sep 2025
at 18:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
23/7/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Summer Beer Festival 2025.
Tried
from Cask
at
Dove Street Inn
on 24 Jul 2025
at 15:10