5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Okay foam with golden body. Smells of sweet grains. Flavour is more grain with a bit of a sugary finish. Not bad, modestly interesting.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2018
at 19:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Black Prince, New Haw. Malt and spice aroma. Light chestnut. Frothy off-white head. Light bitter. The taste matches the aroma. Thin. Watery. Average carbonation. Dry finish. Passable.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2018
at 17:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from M&S Exmouth. Golden with a white head. Very light-bodied with a nice hoppy finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2018
at 18:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Bottle at a garden party in Shepherds Bush. I do struggle with red ales, as to me I get very little flavour from a profile that is dominated by the rich malts. The same went for this one, a great mouthfeel just not much flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2018
at 07:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle at a garden party in Shepherds Bush. A good pour and a very nice, if unexpected spikey flavour in the glass. It was very refreshing and really perked up the taste buds following an afternoon drinking German beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2018
at 07:42
7/10
Lots of barley, a bit of spice
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2018
at 19:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath. Black pour with a beige head. Aromas of raisin, chocolate, dark fruit, liquorice. Flavours of liquorice toffee, coffee, more dark fruit. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jun 2018
at 04:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a clear frothy, short-lived white head. The aroma is malt, light buttery yeast, light fruit, light dry hop. The flavour is moderate bitter sweet with a crisp, fresh, malt, light fruit, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2018
at 17:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Gushed a clear golden colour with a big frothy, short-lived white head. The aroma is toffee caramel malt, light fruit, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a toffee caramel, light spice, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Super for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2018
at 17:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading. Black with a thin beige head and a light fizz - decent condition. Heavy roast notes up front, almost an acrid note. Some blackcurrant and chocolate behind. A moderate bitterness to finish. Ok, but a little too charred for my liking
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2018
at 19:33