7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Reading beerfest. Copper coloured ale. Fruity, malty and roasty. A very well balanced beer from York. I could happily drink this all evening as a session beer, top draw this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2009
at 14:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 25/04/09. Pale gold with a frothy white. Sweet, grainy malt aroma with a trace of floral hops. Flavour was also sweet, with some cereal malts, elderflower and a short, bitter finish. A bit subdued.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2009
at 16:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, Crescent, Salford. Red tinged dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of furniture polish, burnt wood and malt. Sweetish flavour had dark fruit, nuts and caramel malt. Pretty tasty stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2009
at 11:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at The Hop Pole, Easter Beer Festival, Aylesbury, Bucks in the company of Loz, Chris O and Ruth 10-04-09 Pours light to mid amber with a thin white head. Loz picked up a burtoness in the nose. Taste is lightly spicy as indicated in the commercial description. There is a furry bitterness to this beer in fact it;s slightly bitterer than I expected and actually n umbs the tongue slightly. It’s quite decent but I really don’t know category wise where this would slot. A7 A4 F7 P3 Ov12 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2009
at 02:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, Newcastle Arms. Pale gold colour with a medium white head and decent amount of lacing. Muted citrus hop aroma. Flavour was sweetish malt and quite light citrus. Brightish and lively mouthfeel with some fragrant hop in the finish. Unspectacular but glaggable.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2009
at 09:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, The Old Harkers Arms, Chester. Slightly hazy green tinged golden colour with a medium creamy white head. Reasonable lace. Aroma was pretty unobtrusive, a bit of muted citrus hop not much else. Flavour was light and quite zesty with some grassy hop. Drying bitter finish. Enjoyable and sessionable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2009
at 15:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands England B2 5SN.Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, coffee notes, meat, smoke notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and soft, carbonation is flat. [20090120]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2009
at 03:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty aroma with some hints of citrus. Fruity malty flavor with some hoppy citrus hints. Has a sweetish fruity and malty finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2009
at 06:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2008-11-11, Cask Conditioned at J. D. Wetherspoon - The Knights Templar, London, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Dark brown color, almost black, with red shades; thin frothy head. Very light caramel and chocolate aroma. There is some caramel and chocolate flavor, malt, residual sweetness and a refreshing touch, without the aggressivity of the last time I tried it; correct bitterness. It won the Brewing Industries International Award Gold Medal, but I’m not impressed, pleasant anyway.
2008-10-20, Cask Conditioned at Doric Arch, London, 5-3-6-2-11= 27
Very dark brown color. Aroma of roasted malt, ashes. Medium body, with clearly a roasted malt flavor, getting stronger (and more bitter) at the end; dry mouthfeel of aggressive coffee. A fair beer, but I don’t fancy so much this bitter coffee flavor.
Dark brown color, almost black, with red shades; thin frothy head. Very light caramel and chocolate aroma. There is some caramel and chocolate flavor, malt, residual sweetness and a refreshing touch, without the aggressivity of the last time I tried it; correct bitterness. It won the Brewing Industries International Award Gold Medal, but I’m not impressed, pleasant anyway.
2008-10-20, Cask Conditioned at Doric Arch, London, 5-3-6-2-11= 27
Very dark brown color. Aroma of roasted malt, ashes. Medium body, with clearly a roasted malt flavor, getting stronger (and more bitter) at the end; dry mouthfeel of aggressive coffee. A fair beer, but I don’t fancy so much this bitter coffee flavor.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2009
at 20:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms JDW, Bristol 5/02/09. Cooper coloured with a tight, off white head that left a film of lace down the glass. Sweet malt aroma with a hint of leafy hop. Flavour was a bit sickly, with some red fruit and a moderately bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2009
at 12:22