Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2/6/2022. Cask at the 35th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Pours clear dark straw gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, hoppy, caramel, butter, straw. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily, very soft carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2022
at 20:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2/6/2022. Cask at the 35th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Pours clear dark gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, hoppy, caramel, straw, fruit, slight buttery edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Smooth slightly creamy texture, soft carbonation. Quite decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2022
at 20:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half a pint on cask at the Gate House (JDW). Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2022
at 16:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 13/5/2022. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Hedgerow hop character, some red berries and tangerines, slightly earthy malts with a touch of caramel flavour leading to a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2022
at 15:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Light gold and extremely clear with a frothy white head. Grassy and bready aroma with light lemon curd. Taste is on the sweet side but with a nice hoppy balance. More light citrus, marmalade and tannic tea notes in the finish. Dull yet enjoyable, if that makes sense.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2022
at 18:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Mid-gold and clear. Thin off-white head with a good deal of lacing. Light aroma, some grass and hay with an unevennderlying scent of white grapefruit pith. Bittersweet taste, basic but very refreshing and justly balanced. There's just enough grapefruit-y hop to keep it from feeling bland. Just what I'm in the mood for tonight.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2022
at 17:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Ferry Boat, Runcorn. Pours a golden amber with a sizeable foamy white head and good lacing. There’s a strong aroma to this one, featuring oranges and floral hops. Much the same in the mouth where the initial taste is bitter and the flavour is traditional hops and marmalade. There’s an underlying sweetness though and traces of caramel and oranges. The finish is dry and bitter. This is a pretty good example of a “proper” IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2022
at 17:02
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask @ The Abbey. Pours clear gold, decent white head. Aroma presents a mild floral hop presence, taste brings it into a gentle, mild-flavoured bitter territory, pale malt taking the fore with distant floral hop moments.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2021
at 12:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A bright pale amber pour with a minimal cream coloured head; sweet grainy aroma with a hint of alcohol; fruity taste with a malty body; and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2021
at 14:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a bright copper with a small white head and good lacing. Malts and traditional hops blend together well in the aroma. The mouthfeel has freshness with a bite. Malts are mixed with berries with underlying caramel and toffee plus hints of oranges. Finish is quite malty. This is a nice beer – and deceptively easy to dsrink !
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2021
at 22:55