5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - faint biscuity toffee with an unwelcome sulphur note. Taste - toffee and biscuit. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - won’t return to this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2014
at 04:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dunster hotel. Light amber clear, persistent white frothy head. Aroma is light caramel biscuit, apple. Flavour is touch of caramel, light berry, apple fruits. Medium light body decent cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2014
at 09:07
6/10
Tried
on 26 Aug 2014
at 19:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF day 3. Clear golden color, virtually no head. Smell and taste lightly malts, lightly fruity, lightly bitter. Pretty straightforward, but decent enough.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2014
at 04:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Cask @ Whetherspoon, BHX. Smooth-mild beginning. Fresh with hints of grain. Easy to drink, not too deep. The aftertaste is grainy-sweetish, smooth with malty grainy hints and a subtle sweetness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2014
at 05:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Haymarket bar. Pours clear amber, thin white head. Biscuit and malt aromas, light fruit. Slightly buttery on the taste. Clean finish, if a little thin. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2014
at 05:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Lord Clifden; clear golden yellow pour with big foamy white head, sweet malt aroma, taste has honey and citrus and a small amount of malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2013
at 08:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Willow Walk, Victoria, 23/12/13. Clear golden copper with a moderate off white head. Nose is biscuit, toffee, dark fruit, a little spice. Taste comprises bread dough, malty backbone, hay, citric fruit, light spice, caramel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish with a little bitterness. So so affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Dec 2013
at 13:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Last beer of the day during a CAMRA pub crawl of Shifnal, Shropshire on 14th Dec 13. Hand-pulled pint in The Anvil, where the buffet was arranged for. I bet you can’t guess the body colour! OK, it might be golden and have a white crown on top. Semi-sweet malty molasses in the nose and taste with mild hop hints below the surface. This is a good session Ale and one I’ve had many times (surprised to find I’d never written about it before. I like the sweeter Uk Bitters and this sits nicely in that style and taste. Not blessed with powerful flavours or a rich body it’s just a well made and stylish beer.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2013
at 11:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Sir John Oldcastle, JDW - Farringdon, London. Pours clear amber with a modest foam head. Simple beer, some bready malts, toffee, leaves. Sweet, basic. Light bodied with average carbonation and a creamy texture. Caramel and bread finish it off with touches of semi-dried berries. Meh.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2013
at 00:46