Subsidiaries
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Park Hotel, Monton. Golden with a small head. Gritty on its nose, with a malt-hop infused stewed fruitiness. The latter is evident in its taste too.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2016
at 18:32
5/10
Not awful.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2016
at 19:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Appearance - deep amber with a red hue. A decent head. Nose - maple, as well as usual toffee. Taste - more toffee, light nuttiness, maple I suppose. Palate - close to medium bodied with a rich creamy middle section and a finish which could be a little cleaner, to be honest. Overall - a decent ESB but I’d like more clean biscuit notes on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2016
at 13:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask @ Ape & Apple, Manchester. Golden with a creamy head and a light, smooth tasting texture and taste. Understated with its character.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2015
at 11:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Clear coppery amber with almost no head. Pleasant but subtle light toffee aroma. Medium body with good carbonation. Nice taste - rich and sweet with toffee malt flavours and distinct maple notes with some slight tangy and bitter balance. Good beer with maple present but not overwhelming. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2015
at 16:11
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle shared at the tropical Croydon tasting at Paul’s. 01/07/2015. Reddy / caramel brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is farmyard, dirty, stale malts, malty, some alcohol. Flavour is composed of nutty malts, metallic notes, spicy rough bitterness. Some jammy fruits in the Irish. Palate is medium sweet, little papery. Bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2015
at 12:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle on an ASDA deal as part of budget month. Nose is muted, dark malts, some fruit cake, raisin, dry bread yeast note, slight herbal hop note. Taste is dark malts, chocolate, bread, must, raisins, slight sherry, red berry’s. The finish is dry, nutty and slightly metallic. Mouthfeel is too thin for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2015
at 14:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle split at Scopesters on melt day, thanks to Daniel, 01/07/15. Dark chestnut brown topped with a beige swirl. Nose is brown bread, light must, vanilla, fruit pangs. Taste comprises brown bread, biscuit, toffee, fruit rinds. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So very so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2015
at 07:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Daniel. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is toasty, bitter-sweet, dark fruits, berry skin, toffee and toasty sugars. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, berry yoghurt, plum skin, dark fruits, raisin, fruit cake, date and some jamminess. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty juicy and fruity. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 07:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Golden colour, white foam head l;eaving some lacing and grainy, grassy aroma. Taste is grainy, malt with some biscuit and dusty, earthy, grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry metallic bitter finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2015
at 13:49