6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Gold/amber in colour. Slightly fruity aroma with hints of grapefruit. Nicely balanced, hoppy and malty taste with hops, grapefruit and tea detected.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2009
at 10:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (Thanks SaintMatty!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, some fruits, wood and some mild earthyness. Flavour is hops, grass, earth, some slight fruits and mild notes of wood as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2009
at 16:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled (at Chriso, BB 06/2010). Golden color, small white head. Green apples, some citrusy hops in the nose. A bit grainy, citrusy hops. A bit plain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2009
at 15:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask conditioned at The Three Guineas, Reading. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Fruity malt aroma. Flavour was subdued, with a touch of malt and short, bitter finish. Not memorable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2009
at 15:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Cask at the Allied Arms, Reading] Poured an unusual copper red with a negligible white head and astonishing clarity. Too clear for a cask ale really, it somehow didn’t feel quite right!. No carbonation. Sweet and very fruity malt initially is soon taken over by a conflicting strong, dusty hop bitterness that fails to add anything to the beer. Drinkable, but poor. c7
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2009
at 07:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. Reddish amber with an immediately disappearing white head and very little carbonation; straightforward malt aroma; buttery malt flavours with some red fruit and gentle hops; the finish is dry and rather rasping. Pleasant but not very exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2009
at 14:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask a the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a thin off-white head; grainy aroma; grainy flavour with slightly sour malts; grassy bitter finish. Rather ordinary, but a pleasant session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2009
at 08:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading] Dark amber, no head. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Some fruitiness (apple & plum) and some toffee. Finishes with a rather stale bitterness - and given that this was in one of Reading’s premier real ale houses, I’m sure the staleness wasn’t caused by the pub. Not great. c7
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2009
at 03:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Retreat, Reading. Reddish copper with a ring of white head; fresh, grassy aroma; caramel malt flavours; well balanced, fresh bitter finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2009
at 09:37