6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a sizeable frothy cream head. Roast malts are the mainstay of the aroma, plus a hint of lactose. Roasted malts again in the mouth where it is slightly sweet with s creamy texture and some liquorice flavour too. Fairly quickly the alcoholic strength becomes evident, and starts to dominate. Some traces of nuts and dried fruit too, leading to a boozy dry finish. This is quite nice, but a bit rough and ready.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2024
at 20:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Skipton Beer Festival 2024. Near black in colour. Strong tasting exuding a soapiness in its dark malts. Fair aroma. Traditional porter taste notable in its aftertaste.
Tried
on 24 May 2024
at 12:17
6/10
Tried
on 17 May 2024
at 21:51
7/10
cask at the Great Exhibition ..golden amber ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet floral fruit ..soft sweet fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 09 May 2024
at 10:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bradford Beer Festival 2023. Clear golden in colour. Full of caramels that linger long in the taste, it certainly is an odd take on a blonde, but a tasty one. Some honeycomb in aroma.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2024
at 05:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Meandering Bear, Halifax. Clear golden with a thick creamy-frothy head. Hopped with a light bitterness. Perhaps understated in the main but a drinkable cask brew all the same.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2024
at 20:29
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2024
at 12:22
Dark roasty taste with a bit of a kick in the aftertaste. Definitely more stout than porter
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2024
at 13:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Hebden, (formerly The Pub), Hebden Bridge. Clear golden with a glow and a small head. Hoppy, mildly sweet, very much a golden ale in style with a very good body.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2024
at 05:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a dark chestnut with minimal off-white head. The aroma is mainly malts and nuts but with some hints of autumn fruits. In the mouth it is initially slightly sweet, but bitterness soon sweeps in and continues to increase. Flavour has traditional hops and nuts plus traces of ginger, almonds and apples. Later on maple comes through as well, leading to a bitter and slightly dry finish. This is decent – not sure about it being an altbier though.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2023
at 22:13