6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Oct 21. Thanks Jeremy for this. Piney marmalade dominates. Slick, oily palate. Not quite a West Coast IPA, but fine for an oily amber.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2021
at 18:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
25th October 2021. Shrewsbury Beer Share in Chez Sophie; 5 guys splitting beers and talking bollox, great fun. I brought the 440ml can of this (BBE April 2022). It's now labelled as a West Coast IPA, so I think this is really a different beer to the older rates. Anyway this was golden amber with a white head. Nice, easy going IPA with a decent hop profile giving a piney and bitter taste, nose also piney and hoppy. Had 500ml bottle all to myself on 19th February 2026, it's a decent IPA all round, West Coast now removed from the labelling.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2021
at 07:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear pale gold colour lasting white head tasty cask pale ale Good pale malts. a little grassy in mouth. decent malts as I say. fine
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2021
at 12:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head. There is a subtle aroma of citrus and tangerine with hints of floral hops. In the mouth it has a buttery texture with citrus vying with hoppy bitterness for dominance. Honey and ginger come through later on, and the finish is quite bitter. Much better than I was expecting – I should have asked for a pint !
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2021
at 21:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in The Bluebell (previously the Goat Major) in Cardiff on 9th July 2021. Decent amber coloured bitter with an off-white head. Nice blend of hops and malts, nothing strong or powerful aroma or flavour wise, just an easy drinking beer.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2021
at 22:17
6/10
Bottle from Morrisons. Pours a clear amber colour with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee and bread. Taste has more caramel, toffee, bread with added biscuits and some spice. Thinnish body, fair carbonation and smooth oily mouthfeel. Average at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2021
at 18:22
6/10
Bottle from Morrisons. Pours a clear light golden colour with a medium sized throthy white head. Aromas of citrus fruits, elderflower and floral. Taste is again citrus and floral with a touch of biscuit and honey. Pithy citrus bitterness on the finish. Thinnish body, fair carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Summery thirst quencher. Not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2021
at 16:27
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity pour at Newt Beer Festival in Somerset 2014. Pours light hazed orange yellow color with a small off-white head. Aroma: malts, caramel, fruity. Taste: light to moderate sweet and bitter, fruity, light hoppy. Light to medium body with light carbonation. Meh.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2021
at 22:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bootle. Amber in colour, with a frothy, white, head. A malty bitter, with some hedgerow fruits, leafy hops, caramel and slightly bready malts, before a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2021
at 17:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Jet black in colour, with a thin, short-lived, tan head. Aorma of prune, plain chocolate and porridge oats. Sweetish flavour, with rich, vinous fruits, more chocolate and some toasty malts in the finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2021
at 17:48