7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Pump House, Shirley, Solihull. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malt, nutty, light hops. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a smooth, rich, malty, earthy, nutty, light toffee caramel, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A super English bitter!
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2024
at 19:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Admiral of The Humber (JDW), Hull. Pours clear dark amber chestnut with beige foam. Aroma: some roast, light chocolate, nutty hints, hedgerow. Light sweet & bitter taste. Towards medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2024
at 08:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask half at Furley & Co, Hull. Pours clear amber with white foam. Malt, caramel, light toffee, hedgerow berries. Light sweet & light to moderate bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2024
at 09:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Morrison's, Scarborough. Pour clear pale gold with white foam. Pale malts, citrus, light hoppy, decent bitter finish. Towards medium body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2024
at 08:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Dark amber with a creamy head. Orange fruit is very evident as a sweet aroma, but quite bitter in taste whilst retaining plenty of the fruit. Interesting winter warmer.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2024
at 14:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours “bitter brown” with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has lemongrass and some hints of summer fruits. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour starts off with malts and biscuits and a hint of apples, but later some traditional hops come through with traces of mango, leading to a somewhat bitter finish. This is a reasonable old school strong bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2024
at 23:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A hazy amber pour with a tight cream head; fruity aroma; fruity taste with a malty body; and a dry finish with a gentle bitterness. Fruit cake in a glass.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2024
at 11:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
24-27/10/2023. From cask at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours clear dark gold with a large foamy white head. Aroma is fruits, hoppy, malty, green, hint of sulphur. Moderate sweetness, chalky bitterness, light tartness. Moderate body, slightly watery, average carbonation. Drying bitter finish. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
24-27/10/2023. From cask at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy dark amber brown with a small frothy white head. Aroma of blood orange, citrus, rhubarb, malt, caramel, grapefruit, bread. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, touch of citric tart. Medium body, oily, average carbonation. Long dry increasing bitter finish. Quite liked this.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:48
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2023
at 14:57