5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
33cl bottle from Pastures Discount Foods. Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Malty aftertaste
Tried
from Bottle
from
Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations)
on 27 Jun 2019
at 20:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at home, thanks to Sharon for picking up, 04/05/19. Clear reddish amber with a decent light beige cap. Nose is biscuit, caramel, light dried fruit, pinch of spice, brown bread. Taste comprises caramel, candied orange peel, toasted malts, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with moderate bitterness. Ok easy drinking amber.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2019
at 13:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Crockford Bridge Farm Shop, Addlestone. Aroma of malts and dark berries, with a hint of sour milk. Light chestnut. Frothy but thin off-white head. Medium bitter. Dark fruit. Burnt caramel. Malts. Medium bodied. Slick with a sticky mouthfeel. Average carbonation. Long low key finish. Quite a fruity characterful ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2019
at 16:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Swan, Farnborough. Leathery malt aroma. Amber. Thick creamy off-white head. Light bitter with a light sour streak. Malts become more prominent into the finish. Light bodied. Thin. Average carbonation. Dry finish. Boring bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2019
at 18:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from from Crockford Bridge Farm Shop, Addlestone. Grassy aroma with a herbal edge. Copper gold. Thick fluffy shaving foam white head. It also lasts. Light bitter. Floral and citrus sweetness creeps in. Light-medium bodied. On the thin side. Soft carbonation. Abrupt finish. Easy drinking. I don't belive I thought much of the cask version but this is less flat and more lively. Then again a style of beer designed to appeal to lager drinkers. But solid enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2019
at 12:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Crockford Bridge Farm Shop, Addlestone. Having pork pie and piccalilli so it had to a God Save the Queen Queen British Ale. Sweet caramel and malt aroma with a hint of dark berries. Caramel brown. Thick fluffy off-white head. Light-medium bitter. Some initial sweetness before a sourness comes through and slightly disrupts the finish. Malt backbone. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. It was going well until we head into the iffy sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2019
at 12:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Swan, Farnborough. Citrus and biscuit aroma. Light amber. Thick fluffy head. Light-medium bitter. Like the aroma, citrus and biscuits. Medium bodied. On the thin side. Low key fizzy carbonation. Astringent finish. OK gold. Relatively characterful. A tad stale. When off as being poured.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2018
at 12:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4/4/2018. Bottle at Cobbetts, Dorking. Poured almost black with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate and dark fruits. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2018
at 21:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4/4/2018. Bottle at Cobbetts, Dorking. Poured dark amber with a small lasting off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, fruit, hops and rye. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2018
at 21:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
4/4/2018. Bottle at Cobbetts, Dorking. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit and hops. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2018
at 21:07