6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Suds & Soda, Derby. Pours a murky peach with a small white head and good lacing. Tropical fruits are the mainstay of the aroma. In the mouth it is quite bitter with a creamy texture. Flavours of floral hops, stone fruits, pine and grains plus traces of ginger and spice. Finish is spicy and slightly dry – this is reasonable though not a style I would normally enjoy.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2024
at 18:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the Pup & Duckling, Solihull. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, fresh, mineral, light citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. Somewhat light but tasty and refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2024
at 20:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield on 14th February 2024. Clear gold with dense whitish foam and scant lacing. Hoppy aromas. Grassy hops and grapefruit/lemon citrus in-mouth. A citrusy and grassy finish, becoming bitter and lengthy. Full bodied with an engaging texture.
Tried
from Cask
at
Kelham Island Tavern
on 14 Feb 2024
at 21:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Baum, Rochdale. Hazy golden with a thick creamy head. Tropical fruity in both aroma and taste but subdued by the brew's crisp cask texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2024
at 20:03
7/10
Tried
on 20 Dec 2023
at 21:08
6/10
Tried
on 20 Dec 2023
at 20:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Spitting Feathers Brewery Tap, Chester. Dark brown and only a bit translucent with a full yellowish tan head. Creamy chocolate aroma, French vanilla, a little metallic character. Sweet and creamy taste, more chocolate, some caramel. Bitter near the finish; normally I like a little bit of balance but this was jarring. Easy smooth body with soft carbonation. Mostly very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2023
at 09:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Keg draught at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester city centre. Dark, brassy gold. Clear with an uneven off-white/beige head. Aroma of sweet gummy resin, light metallic notes, citrus and pine. Taste is bitter with notes of orange caramel coming in. Heavy bitterness on the finish. Lovely body with the carbonation dialled up to 11. It's a good beer, and gets better the more I drink it. It tries too hard to be a Westie and ends up tasting a little supermarket-y but I like it all the same.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2023
at 20:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg draught at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Light gold, maybe a little bit of haze. Trying to place and then describe the aroma: got some fresh lime juice mixed with sweet cooking spices. Sour taste, more hard citrus with some ground coriander. Touches of umami. Long tart finish. Light body with heavy, tight carbonation. Wow.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2023
at 19:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg draught at the Real Ale Classroom, Stoneygate, Leicester. Dark brown, a little translucent with a small uneven film of khaki head. Scent of raspberries submerged in chocolate. Decadent and gorgeous. Taste is the same except... marred by a weird sourness almost immediately. Its the raspberry note that seems to be souring it up but it still jars.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2023
at 20:06