7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. A boozy aroma of raisins mixed with chocolate. In the mouth it has the sweetness of dark fruits and toffee, a biscuit flavouring of malts, and the alcoholic warmth of rum. Raisins again in the finish, and an overall warming glow. This is a belter of a beer – and is dangerously drinkable !
Tried
on 02 Mar 2020
at 22:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
20/2/2020. Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival 2020. Pours very dark brown with a lasting bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark fruit, chocolate, toffee, raisins and biscuit. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation. Rich warming earthy and slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2020
at 17:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
20/2/2020. Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival 2020. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, pineapple, pastry and sweet malt with light floral notes. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2020
at 16:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at King's Head, Bristol. Pous cloudy orange brown with small white head. Malty, caramel, sweetish, somewhat watery and bland. Light bodied. Not much going on here.
Tried
from Cask
at
Kings Head
on 15 Jan 2020
at 07:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a dark brown with red edges, creamy light brown head. Aroma is caramel malts. Taste is rich with some chocolate and roasted malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2019
at 14:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - brown bread almost ginger cake. Taste - sweet spice and burnt bread. Caramel linger. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture. Dry-ish finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2019
at 22:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - deep amber. Proportionate head. Nose - caramel and brown bread. Taste - caramel biscuit. Just an edge of chocolate. Palate - creamy and sweet initially. Medium bodied. Decent finish. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2019
at 16:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Old Dolphin, Derby. Suspect I'm the firswt person to rate this other than at a Wetherspoons ! Pours a very dark reddish brown with a tight Guinnesslike cream head. The nose is nothing special just some vague coffee notes. The mouth is dominated by dark fruits with roasted malts and coffee in the background. Finish is bitter coffee grounds, and overall a slightly sour feeling. Tis OK…
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2019
at 23:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
25/11/2019. Cask at the Crosse Keys, Gracechurch Street. Pours amber bronze with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, nut, bread, sweet malt, touch of vanilla. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton Pours a dark ruby red with a small white head and good lacing. Has a strong nutty aroma with almonds and hazelnuts discernable. In the mouth it is an unusual combination of corncobs, dried fruit and biscuits, all underpinned by roast malts. The maltiness lingers in the finish. Reasonable I suppose, but there are better winter ales than this.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Nov 2019
at 23:30