Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Ale House, Taunton. Pours clear gold with white foam. Light malty, some citrus, hoppy finish. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Towards medium body with soft carbonation. Fair.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2024
at 21:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Finally got to try this last night! 20 years old but malty goodness. Thomas hardy 2003 Tiny bottle shared after 20 years of aging.big malty, complex, figgy and with a sourness in the finish. Complex but insanely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2023
at 00:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask ale at Coronet, (JDW). Covering pearl white head, good lacing, clear amber body. Promising on the nose with ripe citrus and mild malty sweetness. Orange and earthy malts, mid-sweet to the taste buds followed by a mid-dry bittersweet ending. Drinks very well. Pretty good. (London 06.12.2023).
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2023
at 19:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Gordon Highlander, Inverurie. It pours clear golden - amber with a handsome fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet candied citrus, blood orange, pink grapefruit, pissy, piney and some biscuit. The taste is firm dryness, restrained bitterness, pithy, zesty, plenty of citrus, lemon, grapefruit, toasty grains, biscuity malt, pissy vibes and a hint of pine with a dry finish. Average body and fine, velvety carbonation. Nice session gear. Balanced malt and hops. Not bad actually.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2023
at 12:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Caskbat Tilly Shilling Spoons, Farnborough. A Christmas Citra SIPA. OK? Aroma has light citrus and grains. Clear gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Quinine rather than resin. Bitter citrus streak. Underlying chewy malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. A hoppy Gold as opposed to being a true IPA for me. OK. Abrasive rather than well used hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2023
at 12:36
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
2007 vintage bottle at share. I always love to drink some Thomas Hardy and this vintage has cellared well over the last 16 years. Flat brown pour. Boozy, malty aroma, oak. Taste has light brown sugar notes, leather, tobacco, earthy, nutty. So mellow and easy to drink, each sip a pleasure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2023
at 05:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2007 Nip bottle pours out golden no head. Nose is sweet malts nice toffee kick. Taste is more of the nice sweet caramel malts toffee and cardboard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2023
at 22:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gravity poured half-pint in the Halfway House, Pitney (Somerset) on Monday 13th November 2023. Lovely ruby colour, off-white crown. Malty front with a good hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2023
at 08:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gravity poured half-pint in the Halfway House, Pitney (Somerset) on Monday 13th November 2023. Clear and clean golden body, white crown. Citrusy front, back and sides with a mild malt base for a semblance of balance.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2023
at 23:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
First pint out the cask, hand-pulled on 21st August 2023, Mitre Inn, Witheridge, Devon. Not too sure this was ready to be broached as it had a slight haze and tasted 'green' rather than 'hoppy' or even 'Simcoe Hoppy'. Scored kindly.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2023
at 18:55