7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
17th July 2024
Cask at Chelmsfaasarhd Beer Fest. Just about clear deep amber brown beer, decent bubbly tan head. Airy, smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Good malt richness. Nice smooth chocolate, chocolate biscuits, slightly estery plummy fruits on the back end. Nice mild.
Cask at Chelmsfaasarhd Beer Fest. Just about clear deep amber brown beer, decent bubbly tan head. Airy, smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Good malt richness. Nice smooth chocolate, chocolate biscuits, slightly estery plummy fruits on the back end. Nice mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2024
at 12:10
8/10
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2024
at 16:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On cask with Dad and Pauline, Hop Wright Inn, Heanor, Derbyshire Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Pours mid gold, superb clarity, slim white film, perfect balance of sweetness and restrained bitterness, nice light honey tones, gentle but ever present hoppiness, light citrus. Super beer, superb condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2024
at 17:24
6/10
Tried
on 11 Feb 2024
at 17:54
6/10
Tried
on 11 Feb 2024
at 17:53
5/10
Tried
on 11 Feb 2024
at 17:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours chrome yellow with a small off-white head. There’s citrus and corn in the aroma with some traces of floral hops. In the mouth the floral hops are much more evident alongside grapefruit and stone fruits. Finish is bittersweet and slightly dry. It’s reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2023
at 21:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours golden yellow with minimal off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has tropical fruits and pineapple with hints of floral hops. In the mouth the main sensation is of the bitterness, though it is somewhat watery. In terms of flavour the mainstays are floral hops, grapefruit and citrus with traces of ginger and herbs. Finish is fairly dry. This is reasonable to not really my cup of tea.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2023
at 21:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask from the Blue Boar, Leicester. Deep mid-gold and clear with a soapy off-white head. Ann odd aroma - a bit buttery and floral with light pineapple hiding behind. Sweet taste with a touch of mustiness and light bitterness toward the finish. Slightly soapy aftertaste. Overall a very tame pale which isn't bad but is a little disappointing when put head to head with the best NZ pales (or indeed the best of Ashover's output).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2023
at 16:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
2/9/2023. Bottle at Cardiff GP beer share. From Beer Central, Sheffield. Pours clear dark mahogany brown with a frothy beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, meaty, caramel, coffee, chocolate, ash. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slightly creamy, typically fizzy for a bottled mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2023
at 21:39