6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22/5/2019. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Spring Festival, Ipswich. Pours mid to dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, malt, dark fruits, berries and liquorice. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet toffee to finish. Decent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2019
at 08:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hints of dark fruit. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hints of dark fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2019
at 10:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Beacon Hotel, Sedgley. Pours dark orange brown with a small head. Aroma is toffee, molasses and orange. Taste has burnt toffee and marmalade.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2018
at 08:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Gloucester Beer Festival. Dark ruby brown, no head. Malty aroma, dried fruits. Taste is sweet, dried fruits, caramel, toffee, light roast, gentle bitterness. Light-medium body, very low carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2018
at 13:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask at The Wellington in Birmingham. Pours dark ruby brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma: sweet malts, dark fruits, dried fruits. Taste: moderate sweet, light bitter, with dark fruits, prunes, figs, caramel, toffee. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, sweetish nutty finish. Good stuff, it's seen as a classic for a reason
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2018
at 21:08
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2018
at 13:20
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2018
at 13:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ The Salmon, Leicester. Hazy dark brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and roasted light bitter finish. 260717
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 09:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Salmon (Black country ales), Leicester. Nice creamy head with excelkent duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, toffee, hops, nuts and has a nice sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 09:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a dark red brown colour with a small creamy beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, some dark malt and hint of chocolate. Taste is rich dark fruits, plum, fig, raisin and dark malt flavours. The finish is mild with a some alcohol warmth at the end.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2017
at 11:03