6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Crosse Keys (JDW), London 11/02/10. Amber coloured with a slight white head. Aroma of caramel and hedgerow fruit. Flavour started sweet, with some cereal malts and contrasting bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2010
at 23:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 5 Aug 2009) Copper colour with brief, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots and dusty hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried apricots, grainy malt and dusty hops in the finish. Medium body. Rather boring but drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2009
at 15:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Waitrose, Cirencester. Deep copper in colour with a lacy, off-white head. Aroma of sweetmalts, hedgerow fruit and some earthiness. Sweet, malty flavour with a lot more fruit and bitter hop finish. A good bottled beer - streets ahead of the Tanglefoot sampled earlier in the day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2009
at 17:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. Gold with a fast fading white head; lively, soft, carbonation; lemon and light honey aroma; rather sweet honeyed flavour, with light herbal hops to finish. Light, fresh and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2009
at 13:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Nags Head, Reading] Deep ruby brown. Vinous aromaleads into a sweetish, fruity (blackberries?) flavour. Hints of dry smokiness in the finish. An OK mild which could do with the flavours being ramped up a bit.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2009
at 07:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On gravity at Reading Beer Festival, 01/05/09. Dark brown with a moderate, off-white head. rich, fruit cake aroma with nuts and raisins, plus some caramel. Flavour was sweet, with Camp Coffee, chocolate and a slightly bitter finish. very similar to Hooky Dark and a pleasant enough drink.
Tried
on 01 May 2009
at 18:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle that I picked up at Tesco? Aylesbury recently, consumed 29-03-09 Pours amber with a white head. Fruity with some bitterness, there are some toffee flavours swirling around, sweet maltiness and the finish is a little dry and bitter. Its ok but nothing I would particularly feel should be worthy of a revisit. A6 A3 F5 P3 OV12 2.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2009
at 02:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Warfield, Warfield, Berkshire. Reddish amber with a thin cream head; caramel aroma; smooth, with sour fruit to start and then sweet caramel flavours; slight bitterness and a butterscotch finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2009
at 16:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at Swindon BF 30/10/08. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Malty, yeasty aroma with some red fruit and a Wadworth’s like hint of peardrops. Flavour was sweetish, with some caramel, muted woodiness and a slightly spicy, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2008
at 16:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty sour notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2008
at 03:03