5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
GBBF08. Clear very dark brown colour. Thin body and watery flavour. Roasted flavour, but not much bread or malt to it.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2008
at 18:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2007. Deep rubyish amber colour, not much head. Aroma is caramel malts, dark fruits, some flowery hops as well as mild yeast. Flavour is the same along with some mild roast and coffee. The coffee stays in the aftertaste too, along with dark fruits. Rather mild mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 23:41
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Reddish brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and hints of caramel. Flavor likewise. Boring.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:00
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Cask, 3 Guineas, Reading. This was somewhat naaasty. Shades of malt and fruit, but lacking any real character. Maybe I had a soapy glass, but there was something not quite right here, which made the whole experience about as appealing as being locked in a room with a James Blunt album turned up full blast.. Ok, maybe not quite that bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2008
at 14:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Red Lion, Snargate, summer bf 08. Dark ruby mild. Curious mild. Roasty, but an unusual roasty. Deep malts. Some dark fruits, morello cherry and plums. In fact quite a lot of cherry. Quite distinctive and pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2008
at 11:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 2/5/08. Deep golden in colour with a decent off-white head. Grassy hop aroma followed by a touch of sweetness in the flavour and a dry finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2008
at 13:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Bree Louise, Euston. Gold with thick beige head. Slightly citrus light bitter. Very drinkable, decent hops on finish. Bit dusty. But drinkable and fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2008
at 04:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Bricklayers Arms 2nd Annual Yorkshire BF 08. Very deep ruby with thin beige head. Some dark malts, some decent fruit. Very little hop. Decent strong dark beer. 3.4/5 Re-rate at The Old Fountain, Old Street. Cellar run from the very good landlord. Corking condition, dark brown with lasting beige head. It’s a decent strongish dark beer, hard to put a style to it. Not choccy enough to be a porter, not roasted enough for a stout. Some good sourish fruit. An old ale then? Good everthing. Really nice fruit, good dry finish. Dark plums all over it, some dark choc. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2008
at 10:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned handpull at The Devereux, Temple. Copper colour with thin beige head. Yeasty, traditional bitter. Proper bitter with yeasty solid character
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 12:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Lyndon House Hotel, Walsall WS1, UK. Clear light to medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light yeasty, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light metalic. (090108)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2008
at 13:12