6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Alehouse, Reading. Aroma is fruity. Berries. A hint of tobacco. Clear golden brown. Thin frothy white head. Light-medium bitter. Grainy. Tart berries. Underlying malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. It's a beer. It's fine but that's it.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2022
at 18:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a coppery orange with a fluffy white head. Aroma is fruity, yeast esters, floral, malty. Taste is floral, fruity, yeasty esters, malt backbone, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2022
at 19:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
--Cask at The Nag's Head, Reading. -- Clear nut brown. Toasty, spicy, leafy nose. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Spicy and leafy with dark bread and notes of licorice. Resinous bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2022
at 21:01
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Very slightly hazy yellow gold with a small bubbly white head. Slightly fruity on the nose, with a hint of burnt rubber - more burnt rubber and a harsh citrusy bitterness in the flavour
[Coventry CAMRA Beer Festival]
[Coventry CAMRA Beer Festival]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2022
at 14:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A bright amber pour with a loose white head; malty aroma; biscuity malt taste with a light citrus bitterness. Unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2022
at 13:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample, thanks Grumbo. Pitch black, larger beige head, pretty stable. Nice chocolate nose with just a few hints of roasted coffee. Mildly sweet, medium bitterness, a bit herbal. Slightly roasted. Lasting aftertaste. Lighter body. Nice.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2022
at 15:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 30/08/21. Hazed orange amber with a big old off white cap. Nose is airy malts, grass, fruit esters, bready notes, light herb. Taste comprises stewed fruits, grass, herb, biscuit, grains, crackers. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a modest bitter edge. Ok offering.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2021
at 17:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a burnt orange with a huge off white head. Aroma is toffee, fruity, malty, hops. Taste is caramel, bitter hops, very tangy, lots of carbonation, cleaners towards finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2021
at 17:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks for this one and for the whole series!]. Minimally milky, yellow-ish golden colour with huge, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity hoppy and biscuity, pale malty aroma, notes of red and blue berries, floral-grassy overtones. Taste is floral and fruity hoppy, sweet-ish, biscuity, pale malty, notes of red and blue berries, especially blackcurrant, elderberry. Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, lively carbonation. Well hopped again, sadly overcarbonated again; very nice series overall - no exceptional case here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2021
at 19:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks once again!]. Minimally milky, yellow-ish, golden colour with huge, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Intense, floral, piney, fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of petals, overripe orchard fruit, all kinds of jelly bears. Taste is sweet-ish, pale malty and fruity, floral, piney and minimally herbal hoppy, notes of petals, orchard fruit, salad herbs. Watery texture, dry palate, medium, prickly to lively carbonation. Very intense hop flavours, especially considering the low abv, sadly quite overcarbonated - very pleasurable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2021
at 20:01