7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
MCR July Specials Beer#2. My only Manchester drinking day this month so a sweep of the one-offs. Hazy golden-orange appearance with a good fruity pale ale base and subtle additions of jasmine to create a subtle floralness in both aroma and taste. The name suggests a heavy floral influence, but not quite like it sounds in this instance
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 17 Jul 2026
at 10:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
MCR July Specials Beer#1. My only Manchester drinking day this month so a sweep of the one-offs. Hazy yellow-gold in colour with a decent body but very drinkable being juicy and tropical fruity, sweetish too. There's a 4.8% version around too, although this higher percentage doesn't quite feel it beyond its body.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 17 Jul 2026
at 10:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster Brewery Tap.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate
Tried
from Cask
at
Doncaster Brewery Tap
on 17 May 2026
at 19:16
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
My local CAMRA group gave me a badge at the last festival they held, but I've never worn it. This badge has a lot more depth than its percentage suggests, it's very sessionable for it. Light citrus is available in both aroma and taste, transfering as dryish grapefruit, without much of a citric bitterness about it.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 18 Mar 2026
at 18:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
A taster for what could be considered a prototype for future brews. Pinkish-red coloured brew. It's hoppy and quite a sweet red-ale with sugars.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 18 Mar 2026
at 17:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Not my first outdoor drink of the year, but in the warmest weather so far, so this crisp cold pour stout feels good going down the palate. Mild roasted notes offer up a hint of sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 18 Mar 2026
at 17:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I was told the two brewers are good mates and that it was Silent that came to Lark Hill in Salford to brew this one. They've come up with an excellent fruity, extremely hazy beer, blurring the lines between tropical and exotic. Lots of body, but remaining crisp.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 18 Mar 2026
at 17:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
When I first came across this brewery I thought they were from Liverpool, but I was confusing the hip area around Lark Lane in that city, with this in Salford. No confusing this as a crisp pale ale. On the sweeter side of the spectrum for this one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 18 Mar 2026
at 01:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
A trip to Germany later this year is in a planning stage. Golden coloured German style brew here, which is pretty close in taste to those I've experienced in Deutschland, but without the same depth.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 18 Mar 2026
at 01:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Definitely this beer name could also be the name of a topic on 'Just A Minute'. Bright golden coloured, west coast styled brew, which is dry tasting, subduing fruits and sugars within this one. It's very crisp though, with an almost oily texture.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Fire Station
on 15 Nov 2025
at 16:00