6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Idle Valley Tap, Retford - Clear red body, firm white head. Nutty malts forward beer, solid hoppy bitterness balanced by a sweeter caramel side. Nice house beer.
Tried
from Cask
at
Idle Valley Tap
on 06 Jun 2026
at 12:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Idle Valley Tap in Retford - Clear gold, small head. Biscuity malts, slight floral and citrus hints, all a bit too grassy.
Tried
from Cask
at
Idle Valley Tap
on 06 Jun 2026
at 12:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a slight greenish tinge, and a small scummy almost white head. The aroma has malts and lime plus some spicy hints. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy but also somewhat thin. Flavour is initially malts, biscuits and citrus. Later there is some bitterness, hints of grass and spice which increases to strongly influence the slightly dry finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Arms
on 27 May 2026
at 13:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint at the Crosse Keys in The City. It had been long day and this was needed. Looked great in the glass and the taste and mouthfeel were all about the rich malt. Some balancing bitter hops, but this was all about the malt. And rather good.
Tried
from Cask
at
Crosse Keys (JDW)
on 13 May 2026
at 12:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 2nd May 2026. Deep ruby copper with shallow, pale tan foam affording full lacing. Malty aroma. Leafy and grassy bitter hoppiness in-mouth with robust malt line. A complex bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a fair amount of body. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 02 May 2026
at 22:09
5.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Birthday gift from the missus. Tired looking hazy gold. Barely a head. Looks shit. Nose has some wheat and old malt. Taste is sweet with a little bitterness. Dull and flabby. Welbeck can’t brew a decent beer lately.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2026
at 17:59
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear chestnut colour lasting beige head. Malty nutty flavour. Easy drinking decent condition. Rather good ordinary bitter. Could drink 6 pints of this easy.
Tried
from Cask
at
County Hotel
on 25 Apr 2026
at 13:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A chestnut coloured pour with a tight cream head; malty aroma; sweet malty taste with a gentle woody bitterness; then a dry biscuity finish with some tart red berries. A pleasant bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 22 Apr 2026
at 14:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Hallcross
on 31 Mar 2026
at 21:46