7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity cask at Anspach & Hobday/Bullfinch taproom. Pours black-brown with a frothy khaki head. The aroma holds some burnt pine, baking cocoa, earth and burnt toast. Light to medium sweet flavor with oily burnt pine, scorched earth, rich baking cocoa, some chocolate syrup, raisins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Bitter scorched earth finish with lots of burnt pine, earth, bittersweet chocolate. Minimal ’cereal’ character. Really tasty overall, robust and fairly complex. Good hops. Great stuff overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2015
at 18:22
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jan 2015
at 12:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at LKS ’Beers of London’ Tasting, high up, thanks to Kempfield for this Londres WHALE, 10/12/14. Orange golden with a decent off white head that retains well. Nose is citric sherbets, tangerine, apricot, earthy hop notes. Taste comprises bitter orange, straw, citric sherbets, lemon fizz, melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2014
at 14:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Craft Beer Co - Clapham, Clapham SW4. Pours a slightly hazy ruby amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel spicy aroma. Fruity malty spicy hoppy bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty bitter spicy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2014
at 02:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
10th December 2014
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Thanks to Angelo. Lightly hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and crispy. Light dry pale malts, little sweetness. Skunky start to the hops. Mild piney floralness. Touch of bitter citric peel before a light dry finish. Decent.
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Thanks to Angelo. Lightly hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and crispy. Light dry pale malts, little sweetness. Skunky start to the hops. Mild piney floralness. Touch of bitter citric peel before a light dry finish. Decent.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2014
at 13:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy golden-orange with a thick white head. The taste is toasty, stewed orange, tangerine, juicy madarin, dough and sherbet. The taste is crisp, bitter, toasty, pine, orange peel, tangerine, orange spongecake, pepper and lemon rind with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Rather tasty, even if not the freshest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2014
at 10:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London. Thanks to Ang. Pours perfectly clear gold with a frothy white head that settles into a cream. The nose holds a bit of melon and tangerine, with undertones of pale bread and pine. Medium sweet flavor with some gummy citrus fruits, more tangerine, white bread, light minerals, lemon rind. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Pretty well balanced in the end, with more melon, moderate pale malt sweetness, some citrus pith. Very nice overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2014
at 12:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leightons pre Christmas tasting. Aroma is fruity citrus lemon, hint on cocnut, five alive juice drink, bit grapefruit. Translucent orange / golden coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Flavour is composed of spicy lemon citrus, fruity surbert, Palate is medium light, little sweetness, moderate carbonation. Tasty beer has lasted well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2014
at 12:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2014
at 02:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle on the train during the Isle of Wight Jolly. Pours hazy, very pale yellow with a wispy white head. Tart lemons in the nose with very light funk notes. Light sweet flavor, crisp and moderately dry, with low acidity, light cereal, lemon juice, lemon rind, straw. Light bodied with average, spritzy carbonation. Very clean to finish with nice tart lemon character and faint doughy bread sweetness. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2014
at 00:41