6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light straw - grass - silage. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120118]
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2012
at 10:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Fly In The Loaf, 13 Hardman Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England L1 9AS.Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120116]
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2012
at 10:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 08/08/12. Amber with a thinnish off-white head. Pale malts, yeast, ripe fruit nose. Flavours follow the nose allied to bready tones, earthy, grass and spice. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2012
at 14:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, mild spices, herbs, wood and some slight earthy notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, wooden, herbal and mildly spicy as well. Nice bitterness and earthyness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2012
at 08:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Chorlton Beer Festival 2012. Has only a mild American Pale ale aroma as well as taste, but this is still a worthy brew.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2012
at 16:37
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
5th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Light hazy gold beer. Soft dry palate. Slightly saison like - a little fruity and spicy but ultimately a bit dull.
Cask at GBBF. Light hazy gold beer. Soft dry palate. Slightly saison like - a little fruity and spicy but ultimately a bit dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2012
at 05:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
So, an India Pale Ale from The Isle of Man! Borwn 500ml bottle, best by 28 Nov 09, drank 23 Jul 09. Poured into a vase shaped pint glass, branded as ’Old Speckled Hen’. This glass is rapidly becoming my favourite tasting glass for UK based beers, shows off the colour and head very well each time I use it. Pale amber/light orange body, good firm white head, looks like a lager/pilsner (almost), but without the brightness, although to be fair it is a dull day today! As you’d expect from an IPA the aroma was hoppy, but not much else. Good hop feel to the taste, more hops in the mouth than in the nose. Fairly well balanced, the malted barley evens out the hops nicely although it has a more of a hoppy smack on the palate than of malts. Dry aftertaste, the hops see to that, they also impart a lot of bitterness as the mouth drys after each gulp. Enjoyed it, a pleasant beer to review, not sure I’d buy a case though, unless they were on special offer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2012
at 04:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50 cl bottle (4,7%) @ home, BBE 03/2012
Aroma is a bit strange with licorice, oat and some sweetish cocoa. Flavour has oat, licorice, some cocoa, dark chocolate, tar, peat and smoke. Slightly sour and somewhat leathery finish with some ash, hay and goldings hops. Good and rather rich stuff for a 4,7% ABV beer.
Aroma is a bit strange with licorice, oat and some sweetish cocoa. Flavour has oat, licorice, some cocoa, dark chocolate, tar, peat and smoke. Slightly sour and somewhat leathery finish with some ash, hay and goldings hops. Good and rather rich stuff for a 4,7% ABV beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2012
at 07:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Great to drink as it has excellent body and texture, nice bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2012
at 04:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
12th October 2011
Crosse Keys Spoons. Clear gold beer, tidy white head. Smooth palate, semi dry. Trace of apple, slightly creamy malt.. Insipis hops. Finishes dry. Tedious. Where are all the hops?
Crosse Keys Spoons. Clear gold beer, tidy white head. Smooth palate, semi dry. Trace of apple, slightly creamy malt.. Insipis hops. Finishes dry. Tedious. Where are all the hops?
Tried
on 28 Dec 2011
at 09:22