6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A bright pale amber pour with a thin white head; orangey aroma; cloying taste with a trace of orange fruit; and a soapy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2021
at 20:25
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Cask at the White Swan JDW, Solihull. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light sweet citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, yeasty, light floral, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. Generally unpleasant. Bought a pint and left almost all of it.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Swan (JDW)
on 04 Nov 2021
at 23:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ JDW Shrewsbury Hotel. Pours gold with a small white head. Aroma of pale malt, golden ale sweetness. Taste presents a standard cask blonde, light and smooth with distant citra suggestions. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2021
at 18:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the gate House.
Thin creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Thin creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 12 Oct 2021
at 18:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Well, the first thing to say is this beer is NOT black – or anywhere near it. Pours a dark ruby red with a small cream head and good lacing. Cask in Babington Arms, Derby. Has a simple aroma of roasted malts. Mouthfeel is mainly of sweet malts with a slightly watery texture. There are dark fruits too with hints of liquorice and a slightlly smoky edge. Finish is both bitter and malty. Reasonable, but not very distinctive.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2021
at 22:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured an orange with a tan color head. Aroma is malty, caramel, cardboard. Taste is rich malty, light bitterness, caramel, toffee.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2021
at 16:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
26/8/2021. Cask at the 2021 East Anglian Beer Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear bright gold with a bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of sweet malt, sweet tropical fruits, stone fruit, grass, caramel, biscuit, hedgerow berries. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet and fruity finish. Liked this.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2021
at 14:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Doddington Hall. Golden colour with a slim white head aroma and taste are malty with a long bitter hippiness. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2021
at 17:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Gatehouse jdw Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Easy drnking
Tried
on 01 Oct 2020
at 18:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Picture House, Stafford Pours a golden yellow with a tight white head and good lacing. Has a vague musty, malty aroma. In the mouth the texture is smooth and creamy, with flavour being citrus-led. Lemongrass and some grapefruit together with malts. Finish is slightly bitter. A good no-nonsense drinking beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2020
at 20:28