6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Cherub, Dartmouth, 28/08/21. Clear dark amber copper with a decent light beige head that stays for the show ... good lacing ensues. Nose is dark malts, dried fruit rinds, brown bread, light nutty essence. Taste comprises fruit slice, dates, toffee, brown bread, dates, biscuits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent bitter ... can't see why this one scores sub 3!?!
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2021
at 12:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Two hand-pulled pints in The Mitre, Witheridge, Devon on 13th August 2021. Watched the landlord pull it through, so knew it was fresh on (in fact I had the third and sixth pint out of the cask). Deep golden amber body, clean and clear; weak, short lasting white head. Malty brew with a hint of bitterness towards the finish. My sweet tooth liked it.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2021
at 09:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Can’t believe I’ve not rated this before – I’ve been drinking it since December 1994 ! My first drink of this is indelibly etched in my memory – I wrote a monologue about it. Anyway, pours a golden orange with a fair-sized foamy white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma – just some malts. Nicely balanced with the sweetness of malts offset by bitter marmalade and oranges. Summer fruits and hints of aniseed can also be detected. Finish is slightly sulphurous. Still a good session beer, but not the eye-opener it once was.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2021
at 19:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Palmerston Arms, Peterborough. Dark golden with next to no head. It’s very mildly sticky-sweet and understated in this respect.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2021
at 06:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint at the Red lion.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear deep amber pour. Hint of licorice
Medium creamy beige head. Clear deep amber pour. Hint of licorice
Tried
from Cask
at
The Red Lion (JDW)
on 04 Jul 2021
at 18:30
7/10
Bottle from the Co-op, Cirencester Services. Pours a crystal clear light golden colour with a thinnish throthy white head. Aromas of floral hops and light citrus notes. Taste has more of the floral hops and lemony citrus notes. There’s also some biscuity notes and a nice earthy hop bitterness on the finish. Medium body with a smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel. Nice refreshing thirst quencher. Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2021
at 20:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Black body with ruby highlights and a thin beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of raisins, liquorice and coffee. Flavour of treacle and blackcurrant. Medium body with a slick texture. Very fizzy. This is very good. Less carbonation would improve it but the rich flavours come together beautifully in this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2021
at 22:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tight foamy off white head left a cover on a dark brown still body. Sweet fruity aroma. Medium bodied, sharp with a clean back. Berries, roasted, nutty, light smoke & burnt tastes. Good one!
Tried
on 10 Oct 2020
at 20:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Adding in my 300 Beers To Try ticks because I want to see how they impact my stats and some of them I will never see again. Will however re-rate them when practical. Went on numerous golf weekends where this was the one non-lager option.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2020
at 11:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco, Exmouth. Gold pour with nice white head. Malty, bready and hoppy aroma. Taste is similar with some vanilla and citrus notes. It holds together fine but gets a bit boring after a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2020
at 00:08