6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Overly large off white head on a murky amber coloured body.
Malt, biscuit & floral aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy & clean.
Berries, floral, yeast, caramel & spiced tastes with a bitter finish.
Not very appealing to look at but tastes ok.
Malt, biscuit & floral aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy & clean.
Berries, floral, yeast, caramel & spiced tastes with a bitter finish.
Not very appealing to look at but tastes ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2026
at 17:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard.
Piney citrusy nose, touch of gooseberry jam. Taste is very similar. Piney bitter aftertaste.
Piney citrusy nose, touch of gooseberry jam. Taste is very similar. Piney bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
at
Green Goddess
on 09 Jan 2026
at 14:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
3rd December 2025
Cask at Pigs Ear. Near opaque dark brown beer, small and fairly short lived tan head. Smooth palate, fairly flat. Mellow dark malts, a touch of chocolate. Fairly tasty plummy darkish fruits. Light smooth finish. Fine.
Cask at Pigs Ear. Near opaque dark brown beer, small and fairly short lived tan head. Smooth palate, fairly flat. Mellow dark malts, a touch of chocolate. Fairly tasty plummy darkish fruits. Light smooth finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2026
at 12:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 15th December 2025. Slightly hazy gold with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Citrus and maltiness in aroma. Zesty peel and subtle grapefruit notes in-mouth with bitter grasses and a finish of returning maltiness. Medium body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 15 Dec 2025
at 17:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 10th December 2025. Copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Nutty malt aroma. Malty in-mouth with citrus peel and a finish reflective of both. Zingy mouthfeel and a light to medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 10 Dec 2025
at 23:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pigs Ear 2025. Gravity. Nice toasted brown bread, little chocolate, soft earthy hop. Decent balance. Easygoing. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2025
at 21:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gravity Cask at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
CDA #1000 on a rating site, although there'll be some in the backlog and likely lost a few in moving over from RB to BV, shame it was a crap one!
Light black with a thin tan head that escapes to the edge.
Nose is dark malts, modest roast, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, brown sugar dusting, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light dusty hop presence.
Low end CDA.
CDA #1000 on a rating site, although there'll be some in the backlog and likely lost a few in moving over from RB to BV, shame it was a crap one!
Light black with a thin tan head that escapes to the edge.
Nose is dark malts, modest roast, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, brown sugar dusting, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light dusty hop presence.
Low end CDA.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2025
at 14:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pigs Ear 2025. Gravity. Nice to see an old dog piling new tricks. Good roast, cocoa, burnt pine, eart, orange rind, ash. Toothy but balanced. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2025
at 12:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask@Dark Beer Fest 2025, The Hope, Carshalton (27/11/2025) - new English brewery ✅ roasted malty with notes of cocoa, dark caramel, brown sugar, hoppy backing, soft cask mouthfeel, malty leaning BIPA. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Hope
on 27 Nov 2025
at 19:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
This is one of those beers that you're convinced you've had when encountered, but surprised to find you've never rated. Happened to me here. A good-looking chewy caramels bitter, with these lingering in its aftertaste, it has plenty of body.
Tried
from Cask
at
København
on 21 Nov 2025
at 17:01