6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg draught at the Real Ale Classroom, Stoneygate, Leicester. Dark gold, hazy as hell with a proper white head. Although I like it, I am not quite sure what's going on with the aroma. Citrus and slight vegetable - not dull and cooked but brighter, peppery vegetable- with notes of mint. Taste is more down to earth with a sweet citrus turning to bitter. Suggestions of lemongrass and persimmon in the aftertaste. A mess but a fairly lovely mess. Get stuck in!
Tried
on 22 Nov 2023
at 19:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg draught at the Real Ale Classroom, Stoneygate, Leicester. Dark brown, a little translucent with a thin khaki head and lots of lacing. Aroma: I can't get past the bourbon. It's intense and sour and strong and beautiful. Taste is similar. There's some gotlrgeous dark malt and treacle notes but for the most part it's all bourbon. Wouldn't mind that aspect being dialled back a little - if I want bourbon I'll drink bourbon - but there's no denying this is very well made. Thick body with medium carbonation. And at an insane price point (which doesn't affect the rating but worth mentioning): £3.30 for a third. 13%. That's 2012 prices.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2023
at 16:07
7/10
Tried
on 24 Sep 2023
at 11:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg draught at Bang in Belper. Light gold, hazy with an uneven white head. Pineapple and melon dominate the tropical fruit nose. Taste sweet with a light bitter kickback. Light body, heavy carbonation. Kind of a pale by numbers but Shiny certainly know how to do them.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2023
at 16:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg draught at the Fishpond, Matlock Bath. Light, light gold, almost straw. Hazy with a small white head. Lots of berry in the aroma with a little bit of pink grapefruit and vanilla. The Mosaic is big on the nose, but I'm tasting loads more Simcoe than anything, with big sweaty stone fruit in the nose alongside berry and candy sugar. Finish is slightly less sweet than what came before. Light body, medium carbonation. Yes please.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2023
at 15:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at York Tap. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrusy hop. Taste is malt, caramel, tangy, fruity, grapefruit, pine with earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2023
at 10:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - golden amber and clear. White head. Nose - creamy lemon and into melon. Bready backdrop. Taste - more citrus and bread, some citrus zest. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle and a dry but bittersweet finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2023
at 16:37
6/10
Tried
on 26 Aug 2023
at 13:03
7/10
Tried
on 25 Aug 2023
at 20:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Beer Stop Dronfield. Murked up slightly dirty looking gold. Thin fairly loose, but lasting just off white foam. Oaty up front. Decent citrus notes. Bit milky overall. Taste is pretty sweet with some mineral dryness. Ok body with fairly high carbonation. Moderate bitterness to finish. It’s ok.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2023
at 18:39