Subsidiaries
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tight rocky tan head stayed on a near black still body. Malt, liquorice & coal aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a lighter clean back. Malt, spiced fruit, tangy & berry tastes with a lightly hopped limp finish. All a bit mixed up.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2020
at 20:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a dark black brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is rich roasted malts. Taste is rich malty, a bit chalky.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2020
at 22:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden coppery with a bubble white head. Aroma is hoppy, cardboard, malty. Taste is citrus fruit, hops bitter forward, that leaves fast for some sweet maltiness.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2020
at 21:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
18/11/2020. Bottle from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn. Bit of a gusher. Pours slightly hazy straw gold with a modest off-white head. Aroma is flowery, citrus, passion fruit, lime, unripened mango, touch of white wine. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness with a slight spicy tart edge. Moderate body, watery oily texture, soft carbonation. Light tart fruity finish. Nice hop combo, one of the more enjoyable 8 Sail beers I've had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2020
at 22:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
18/11/2020. Bottle from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn. Bit of a gusher. Pours slightly hazy golden with a modest off-white head. Aroma is grainy, hoppy, fruity, floral. Moderate sweetness with developing bitterness. Moderate body, a little watery, average to soft carbonation. Became much better after it settled, with a nice bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2020
at 22:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
17/10/2020. Bottle at the Lublin SoN beer share, from Beers of Europe. Opened with a half-hearted (and not unexpected) gush. Poured clear pale gold with a large frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, grain, sweet malt, grassy hops and touch of herb. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average to soft carbonation. Well above the 8 Sail average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2020
at 20:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Rocky white head stayed on an unclear pale gold body. Fruity medicinal aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a light clean back. Herbal, fruity, tangy, citrus & lightly hopped tastes. Quaffer
Tried
on 01 Oct 2020
at 19:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Many thanks to Simon! Easy to drink, grainy with a soft red body. Grainy, slightly red sourish, malty. Sticky grainy with a slightly sweetish finish.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2020
at 14:02
6/10
Many thanks to Simon. Malty bitter and slightly grainy. Easy to drink, nice Ale characteristics. Fruity malty, quite dry bitter, very nice and dry. Nice Ale. --- Beer merged from original tick of John Barleycorn on 27 Sep 2020 at 23:26. Original review text: Many thanks to Simon. Malty bitter and slightly grainy. Easy to drink, nice Ale characteristics. Fruity malty, quite dry bitter, very nice and dry. Nice Ale.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2020
at 14:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - a gusher. Then golden with a lively white head. Nose - lemon and light pine, floral and plant stalks. Taste - lemon and plant stalks. Light astringent resin. Palate - light bodied, dry and almost astringent overall. Overall - a bit lacking in generosity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2020
at 23:38