7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 30th May 2026. Deep ruby brown with shallow tan foam and full lacing. Pungent roast malt aroma. Rich berry fruits and earthy roastiness in-mouth, and a fruity finish with an ongoing roasty note. A velvet smooth mouthfeel and a light body. Very pleasant.
Tried
on 30 May 2026
at 22:18
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear dark brown/black pour with a decent tan head. Aromas of cream, cocoa, malt, herbs, dark berries. Taste is roasted malt, cocoa, dark berries and a hint of milk/cream. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2026
at 18:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Shakespeare head holburn waiting for Caelan's surgery. A clear gold orange coloured pour with a speckled off white head. Aroma is fruity new world hops, berries, jammy fruits semi sweet malts, nutty, nice hop character. Palate is semi sweet z rounded, good cask condition, light spicy.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2026
at 21:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 5th April 2026. Deep sepia with tan foam and spot lacing. Dark chocolate aroma. Rich roastiness in-mouth, and a roasty and fruity finish. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 04 Apr 2026
at 23:16
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Subdued but not unpleasant. Restrained hop expression, just nips of citrus, a little straw, semi-dry pale bread. OK.
Tried
from Cask
at
Sir John Hawkshaw (JDW)
on 12 Mar 2026
at 17:58
5/10
Not really to my taste. Pint in The Albany, Twickenham before the England v Wales Six Nations match.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2026
at 14:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A reddish chestnut pour with a tight cream head; sugary malt aroma; rather thin, but smooth, sweet and malty with a touch of winter spices. A pleasant wintry ale.
Tried
from Cask
at
Old Manor
on 15 Dec 2025
at 15:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Prince Arthur, Fleet. Darkest with a red tint. Thin foamy beige head. Aroma has raspberry and cacao. Flavourwise it is then quite limp. Very mild coffee and watery raspberry with cardboard malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Prince Arthur
on 09 Dec 2025
at 21:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Prince Arthur, Fleet. Darkest amber. Opaque. Foamy beige head. Bitter. Woody. Slightly vinous. Tangy light sour. Underlying sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Doesn't do much for me... just differing takes on bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Prince Arthur
on 09 Dec 2025
at 19:06