6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Hazy, some UFO’s visible, stable off-white creamy head; distinctive aromas of sweet raisins and aromatic herbal hops in the nose, supported bysome malt; solid bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; citrussy hops and sweet (dark-) malt feature in the lingering dry and nutty finish. A good beer.........
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2010
at 01:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Gig House (JDW), Wokingham. Straw in colour with a thin snow white head; the aroma has English hops and some grain; the taste starts with a light citrus but then develops a full hoppy bitterness; leading to a pleasant conclusion with chewy, resinous, slightly sweet hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Dec 2009
at 09:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask ... golden yellow ... big frothy white head ... light soapy fruit ... odd but nice ... sherbert fruityness ... some toffee ... little grape.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2009
at 11:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2nd August 2008. Slightly cloudy amber beer. Well balanced. Mellow malt followed by fruity hops. Let down by a mouth drying astringent bitter finish.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 13:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
14th July 2008. Dark for a low gravity IPA - brown! Dry tangy malt - barely detectable hops. This beer has an identity crisis! A5 A3 T5 P3 O8 Autumn 2009. Clear light brown beer. Neutral palate tending towards a little dry. Tangy and refreshing.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 09:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
20th June 2008. Had a few when I got to this one. Dark red fruity mallty beer. Only a hint of hops in the finish. Good tasty session beer.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 09:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
9th June 2008
8 months past BBE date. A bland tepid watery bitter. A little frothy creamyness and not much else to note. Boring 1.8.
6th June 2011
Hazy orange beer, tidy white head. Semi dry and crisp palate. Mildly tart orange. A little grapefruit bitterness. Seltzerish minerals and a dry finish. Much better than last time but possibly carrying a very mild infection. A bit dry.
8 months past BBE date. A bland tepid watery bitter. A little frothy creamyness and not much else to note. Boring 1.8.
6th June 2011
Hazy orange beer, tidy white head. Semi dry and crisp palate. Mildly tart orange. A little grapefruit bitterness. Seltzerish minerals and a dry finish. Much better than last time but possibly carrying a very mild infection. A bit dry.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2009
at 05:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Monks Retreat, Reading] Deep yellowy gold with a negligible white head. Orange aroma. Flavour is very hoppy, but with very sweet banana citrus behind - so sweet that at times it’s almost sickly. Liked the hops, hated the sweetness, and kept switching between enjoying it and feeling vaguely sick. Long lasting citrus hop dryness afterwards. So - overall, certainly a very tasty beer, but unfortunately a badly balanced one.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2009
at 13:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 1/11/09. Deep gold with a tight white head. Aroma of hay, apricots, and grassy hops. Flavour started sweet, with some juicy fruits, grains and a moderate dry finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2009
at 16:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Copper gold with lasting off white head. Some syrup on aroma, some esters, some raw alcohol to be honest. It’s a strong golden ale along the Summer Lightning role, some peach and apricot flavours in the mouth. Not much hop on finish. Nothing bad but just a more fruit than malt flavour or hops. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2009
at 03:00