7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can on 712 to the Ness, thanks to zd Knott, 25/02/23. Murky chestnut brown with a decent lasting beige cap. Nose is pine needle, burnt tropical fruit esters, grass, bitter orange. Taste comprises orange zest, light roast, toffee, dusty hops, hint of grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with an earthy hop bite. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2023
at 12:01
6/10
Tried
on 25 Feb 2023
at 11:56
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
From cask at Shirker’s Rest, New Cross, London, with Oly 22.11.22. Muddy dark straw colour. White head. Aroma and taste of old citrus, overripe pinapple and bicycle tube repair kit. Meh!
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2022
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
440ml can from Craft Metropolis. Poured a murky golden orange colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, crisp, grainy, mineral, stone fruit, earthy, light piney, woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2022
at 17:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
18/5/2022. Can from Craft Metropolis, Penge. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is pithy citrus, tropical fruit, sweet malt, grass, orange, peach, touch of pine. Medium sweetness, light bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, slightly creamy, soft carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2022
at 17:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap@London Beer Lab (28/05/2022) - hazed golden pour with a thin white head. Medium fruity notes of tropical ans citrus fruit, pine needles, pale malty support, piney light bitter hoppy close. Alright. --- Beer merged from original tick of NE Pale on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:37 - Score: 6. Original review text: Medium fruity notes of tropical ans citrus fruit, pine needles, pale malty support, piney light bitter hoppy close. Alright.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2022
at 07:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from the Bumble Inn jet black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty and big chocolate. Full ricby but not much vanilla.
Tried
from Can
at
Bumble Inn
on 08 Apr 2022
at 15:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Three Hounds, Beckenham. Aroma is sweet - vanilla and caramel. Dark cola brown. Thin translucent beige head. Light bitter. Coffee. Instant coffee. Sour berries. No vanilla that I can ascertain. Medium-heavy bodied. Oily. Flat-average carbonation. Long finish. Pretty bland stuff after the initial aroma.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2022
at 15:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Craft Beer Oasis, Crewe. Pours almost black with a small off-white head. Some traces of general fruitiness in the nose. Roast malts to the fore in the mouth, plus dark fruits, hops and hints of pine and chocolate. Quite sweet overall, and a bit watery. Not bad, but no world-beater.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2021
at 22:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Dogs Grandad Brewery and Taproom, half-pint shared with Finn. Creamy beige head to a plain black body, fair lacing. Roasted dark malty aromas, bread and liqorice. Blend of grainy chocolate malts to the flavour character, together with moments of pine needless. Decent roasted bitterness to the ending. Medium bodied. Pretty good, easy to drink. (Brixton, London 20.11.2021).
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2021
at 13:49