5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 150 yen from Seiyu. 4.5% Deep copper-amber gold with a foamy off-white head and good lacing. The nose is butterscotch and grainy caramel. Scratchy body, a bit metallic/cardboard starting to go off I think, other than that the taste is sweet grainy mildly cloying caramel I associate with British brews hence my statement of Adnam’s Wild Hop being a cut above the average British brew I know. Kind of meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2015
at 07:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home from asda. Ruby red, mahogany brown coloured pour with a fluffy cream head. Aroma is soapy, dirty socks, faint coco powder. Flavour is composed of woody, harsh tannin, berry, hot alcohol, coco. Palate is moderate carbonation. Powdery on the tongue. Pretty shit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 15:20
6/10
Tried
on 27 Dec 2014
at 16:37
4/10
Tried
on 26 Dec 2014
at 15:53
6/10
Tried
on 26 Dec 2014
at 14:23
6/10
Tried
on 26 Dec 2014
at 13:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
5% a buck fifty from Seiyu online, dirt cheap so I decided to give it a shot. It’s brewed at Shephard Neame. Served in a half-pint glass. It poured a crystal clear honey amber with a thick creamy beige head that leaves ropy looking lacing. The nose is a big malty caramel, very sweet smelling. Medium bodied with a relatively soft mouthfeel that makes me think a bit of a cask ale. The taste is quite nice maltiness, a touch fruity, some caramel toffee fudge, a bit of woody notes and a satisfying green bitter bite at the end. Much nicer than yesterdays Kibidote and probably one of the best I’ve had from Seiyu’s bargain assortment of British beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2014
at 06:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
A bit watery, boring. Fresh-smooth beginning, not too deep. Easy to drink, slightly hoppy, a bit of malt but not more. The aftertaste is medium, watery sweetish with nice floral bitter hints.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2014
at 08:13
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle, brought round ours by my Dad. He reckons to like beer like this. Anyway, months later, on a shit beer night, I give it a whirl. Clear amber colour. Messy, white head. Acrid bitterness all the way through this. No real redeeming features. I did drink it all, but I’m putting that down to my resolve, and steely determination...
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2014
at 15:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
500ml bottle from some supermarket - Rich mahogany body, thin creamy tan head. Nose is toast, chocolate, coffee, roasted nuts and smoke. Taste is a nice rich bitter and burnt. Bitter finish. A bit thin, but otherwise a great own-label supermarket beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 12:00