5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.ABV: 4.7%. Clear medium yellow - orange amber colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120807]
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2013
at 12:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Assembly Rooms, Solihull. Poured a clear dark reddish brown with a thick tan head and broken lace. The aroma is malty and a little alcoholic. The flavour is uber malty too. It’s like an alcoholic Ovaltine. You could almost chew this beer! The malty flavour is complimented by some nice hoppy bitterness on the palate and in the aftertaste. It’s a lovely rich, thick and very satisfying ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2013
at 00:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Archer Road Beer Stop - Great looking golden body, nice clarity, thick foamy white head which is lasting and lacing. Notes of malts and toffee, the taste is creamy toffee, sweet a bit sugary and fruity. A short finish, clean and sharp. Very nice, I quite like this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2013
at 14:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle - Nice looking red body, steady white head, loses it after a while but not bad. Nose of sticky caramel, malts and toffee. Syrupy palate, well rounded full bodied spicy marmalade taste, rich fruits and a bitter-sweet ending. Quite good, and one I’d have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2013
at 15:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Baxter’s Court, JDW, London. Poura clear amber with a creamy, off-white head. Doughy brown bread aroma, some berries. Light to medium sweet flavor with bready malts, some mellow earth and leaves, berries. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately swet finish with some crunchy leaves, light toffee, ripe berries, plum. Serviceable ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2013
at 11:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fine winter ale, ruby copper in colour and a great texture that allows the bitter to slip down the palate. Has the lightest of fruit aromas and some is evident in its flavour but there’s plenty of toffee in here too.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2013
at 14:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Archer Road Beer Stop, Sheffield (recommended) - A nice clear body, thin wispy white head, lasts for a few seconds then gone. Pleasant grainy nose, short bite in the first sip, fruits and sweetness carry through to a short bitter finish. Very pleasant indeed, and a nice change from the heavier winter beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2013
at 14:46
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Old Gaolhouse (JDW), Winchester. A rather boring bitter with a hint of spice. Deep amber, with a loose cream head; a fruity aroma; a fruity toffee taste; and a gentle bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jan 2013
at 12:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Harlequin, Sheffield 031112
Very dark caramel brown, off white bubbly head, touch of lacing
Aroma of vague caramel malts, almost nothing on the nose
Taste of dark caramel malts, bit of roasted malts, not much roast, touch of dark fruits, watery
Palate - soft carb, thin body. Finish has a little dark fruity malt
Overall - This just didn’t come across as a stout more a dullish porter
Very dark caramel brown, off white bubbly head, touch of lacing
Aroma of vague caramel malts, almost nothing on the nose
Taste of dark caramel malts, bit of roasted malts, not much roast, touch of dark fruits, watery
Palate - soft carb, thin body. Finish has a little dark fruity malt
Overall - This just didn’t come across as a stout more a dullish porter
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2012
at 17:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
7th August 2012
GBBF. Light haze on this amber beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Dry pale malt. A little dried fruits, Mild minerals. Orange. Dry finish.
GBBF. Light haze on this amber beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Dry pale malt. A little dried fruits, Mild minerals. Orange. Dry finish.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 08:40