Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 25/11/09. Copper coloured with a decent white head. Aroma of biscuit malts, damsons and some hedgerow hops. Flavour of hazelnuts, dryish malts and a touch of brambly hop in the finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2009
at 11:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence wine merchants, Brockley. Pours golden/amber with a white head. Aromas of citrus, malts, nuts,wood. Flavours of malts, summer fruits, tangerines. Finishes bitter and malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2009
at 08:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at Duke of Wellington. Pours clear and golden orange witha small white head. Aroma is light vanilla - smooth. Smooth malty flavoured, light fruity hops note. Light bitterness into a dry finish. Flat malty finishing impression.6-3-5-3-11=2.8
From cask at Bree Louise. Pours clear and golden orange. Aroma is mild peachy and hops fruity. Bitter, malty and slight peachy to citrusy hops flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Clean crisp and bitter finish.6-3-7-3-13=3.2
From cask at Bree Louise. Pours clear and golden orange. Aroma is mild peachy and hops fruity. Bitter, malty and slight peachy to citrusy hops flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Clean crisp and bitter finish.6-3-7-3-13=3.2
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2009
at 03:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Harp, London WC2 23/09/09. Amber in colour with a white head. Sweetish, fruity aroma with some grassy hops. Flavour had a malty edge to start, before earthy English hops took over with a pleasantly bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2009
at 14:10
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask, sample at GBBF 09. Clear golden body. Smooth smell and taste of fruits in the direction a resinous hops. Diluted bitter endnotes. Very ordinary (Earls Court, 05.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2009
at 14:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Bree Louise, Euston, London, 4 Aug 2009) Copper colour with brief, off-white head. Malty, slightly fruity nose with toast and dusty hops. Malty, nutty taste with notes of citrus, toast and dusty hops. Medium body, mainly dry. Well balanced. A decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2009
at 17:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (GBBF 2009) - Golden/amber with a slight haze. Fruity aroma with hints of apple juice. Refreshing malty and hoppy taste with more hints of apple detected. A bit bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2009
at 16:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2009. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, hops, sweet malts as well as mildly herbal notes. Flavour is hops, grass, mild earth and herbs along with some tropical frutiy notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2009
at 06:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF 2009. Pale amber color, small white head. Fruity aroma - some pineapple and mango. Grassy, peach fruity hoppyness. Light lingering, a bit dry aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2009
at 12:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Ealing BF 2009. Copper bitter colour, lasting bubbly beige head. Yeasty toffee aorma. My, my quelle surprise, a bitter. Reminds me of a bitter from close to the sea, but can’t remember which one. A salty twang. Decent solid bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2009
at 04:33