8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask. Shakespeare’s, Sheffield. Bright gold. Frothy, lasting, creamy white head. Nose has pineapple and peach hop. Yeasty, bready malts. Bit of a candied peel thing going on. Taste has a light sweetness. Moderate, citrus peel bitterness. Clean mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Perfect nick, this. Light, lasting bitterness to finish. As good as it gets for style.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2017
at 07:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Skipton Beer Festival 2017. Golden coloured ale, clear hoppy and mildly sugary with a hint of fruit.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2017
at 13:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Skipton Beer Festival 2017. Clear darker golden ale. Has a stated sugary-hippiness with a lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2017
at 13:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Head of Steam (D-Arch), 05/04/17. Light black with a decent tan head. Nose is chocolate, light tobacco, charr, biscuit, toffee. Taste comprises brown bread, cocoa powder, snuff, biscuit crumble, toffee. Medium boded, a touch thin and watery, drying close. Decent flavoursome mild if a little thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2017
at 14:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear, very dark ruby red. Thin, dense, lasting, light tan head. Nose has hot chocolate powder. And really, that’s it. Very milky and very chocolatey. Taste is milky sweet. Trace of bitterness. Light body. Too much carbonation here. Feels like a fizzy lager. Some dryness towards the end reigns the sweetness in.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2017
at 15:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Dark, cola brown. Thin and sticky, beige head. Nose has baking chocolate. Packet coffee. Some ground coffee. Taste is sweet and sticky. Some coffee bitterness. Thin mouthfeel. Bitter finish. A little artificial overall. Not one of this brewer’s best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2017
at 15:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the bow bar. Pours clear golden, nose is orange peel, light spice, toffee, taste is sweet, floral, orange.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2017
at 13:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Light amber colour. Fairly hazy. Messy, bubbly, white head. Nose has zested lemon and lime. Squeezed orange. Dry biscuit malts. Hint of something like white grape. A little pineapple, too. Taste is pretty zesty and tangy sharp. Packs a bitter punch. Fair amount of dryness. Clean and dry on the palate. Zesty bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2017
at 12:58
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Hazy gold. Some suds of white. Nose on opening the bottle is acetic. In the glass there are notes of citrus and tropical fruit, but overall it’s wet paper and cardboard. Taste follows up much the same. Dull, lifeless mouthfeel. Getting bored buying sub standard condition beer, from a brewer who I expect better of.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2017
at 13:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Very dark, cola brown. Super sticky, film of beige head. Nose has peachy hop. Charred grapefruit. A bit ashy and earthy. Taste is earthy, charred wood bitter. Light bodied. Maybe feels a little thin. More of the charred bitterness to finish. Ok. For me a black IPA works better when the ABV has some heft?
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2017
at 13:56