5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Penderels Oak, half-pint shared with Finn. Deep, dark brown coloured body, a few spots to the glassware. Mild aroma of earthy malts and almond. Taste of cocoa powder, herbal hops and nuts. The ending is sweet and very dry. Average (JDWs real-ale festival, London 01.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2012
at 12:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at The Counting House. Pours clear and golden orange to brown with a small off white head. Aroma is roasted malt, light yeasty and fruity. Fruity, light sweet and mild toffee malty. Bitter and crisp caramelish into a medium dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2012
at 09:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Crown Rivers (JDW) LHR T5 - 03/11/12. Clear chestnut brown with a thin off white head. Nose comprises toffee, yeast, a little wood, somw nutty tones and a whiff of booze. Tastes of toffee, sweet sugars, touch of booze. Medium bodied with low carbonation, smooth, sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2012
at 05:51
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
[Cask at the Monk’s Retreat (JDW), Reading] Chestnut-red with a small, loose beige head. Very sweet toffee up front, a little banana and some soap. Maybe a hint of spice. And then… just sweet and dull and boring really, with a slight dryness in the finish. Not for me this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2012
at 13:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hand-pulled pint in the Wetherspoons pub, Bridgnorth, Shropshire on 26th Oct 2012. Interesting slant on a Belgian Brown and not really like the bottled one I had years ago. This beer had a dull, murky brown body, on top a creamy foam head. The nose was both yeasty and malty: with an off-ish, musty, moldy hint (not as off putting as it sounds). The taste was malty and slightly yeasty but not sour or spicy. It was OK but not great, a bit thin and watery for what I was expecting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 03:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (at 6%) at Willow Walk, London. It pours clear golden yellow with a small white head. The nose is spice, hay, faint smoke, earth and some underlying sweetness. The taste is spice, hay, straw, underlying sweetness, tinned fruit, melon, pear, white grape and lime with a very dry, spicy finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Perhaps a bit thin. Decent enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2012
at 02:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ JDW Inverness 261012
Golden, clear, thin white head, good lacing
Aroma - Very light soft fruity pale malt
Taste - Creamy light caramel malts, bittle light spicy hops, touch of yeast
Palate - Smooth and creamy. Finish a bit dry, soft bitter linger
Overall - OK beer, a little dull
Golden, clear, thin white head, good lacing
Aroma - Very light soft fruity pale malt
Taste - Creamy light caramel malts, bittle light spicy hops, touch of yeast
Palate - Smooth and creamy. Finish a bit dry, soft bitter linger
Overall - OK beer, a little dull
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2012
at 09:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Reddish copper with a ring of translucent cream head; caramel aroma; sweet and fruity - like a purple Rowntree’s Fruit Pastille he says, in a slightly pseudy moment; and with a soft caramel finish. Really pleasant, but no sign of the Gruut.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2012
at 07:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at AGbell ... copper brown ... thin tan head ... soft frut nose... soft sweet malts ... creamy toffeee ... little cold ... subduing flavours .. but ok
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2012
at 04:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlie Hall (JDW) part of Autumn 2012 Beer Festival; Pours straw colour, grassy yeast aroma, malty taste with underlying grassy yeast and a slight taste of banana.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2012
at 06:00