5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Keg @ Gas Works Brew Bar, Manchester. Golden with a head. Metallic citrus grapefruit notes are not that appealing, leaving a metallic sourness as an aftertaste. Its carbonation does the brew no favours either.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2022
at 19:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Black with a good sized lasting khaki head. Nose is mellow roast, sweet malts, marshmallow, toffee, sugars. Taste comprises Burtons Wagon Wheels, chocolate, vanilla, dark malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stout ... good bitter sweet balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2022
at 22:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Almost clear light yellow with a decent off white cap. Nose is grassy, melon, tangerine, lemon rind. Taste comprises grass, herb, lemon rind, lychee, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with light juicy hop bitterness. Decent cask sessioner.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2022
at 08:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas are buttery malt, lemon. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2022
at 15:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at gbbf 2022 day 3. A clear reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, praline, jammy fruits, snore, coconut, lactose. Palate is semi sweet, rounded lactose, moderate carbonation.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded lactose, caramel, coconut, marshmallow, jammy fruit, jammy wagon wheel.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2022
at 14:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
44cl can from Chuckling Cheese Medium white head. Cloudy golden pour. Nice bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2022
at 19:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Northumbrian Gifts, at 5.8%. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thick white head. Aromas of passionfruit and light lime. Taste is light tropical fruit, peach. Lime bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2022
at 18:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On cask @ the Orb, Darlington. Appearance - golden to golden amber. White head. Nose - orange but also quite grainy. Taste - orange, bread and slightly astringent malt note. Palate - light bodied, astringent finish. Overall - not up to their usual standards.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2022
at 16:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On keg at Orb, Darlington. Appearance - pale yellow and clear. Thin white head. Nose - lemon, light herb and biscuit. Taste - green beans, lemon and bready. Palate - light bodied pretty dry finish. Overall - a decent example of the style.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2022
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the Green Dragon, Whitby. Pours murky yellow brown with a thick white head. Bit lumpy. Aromas of over-ripe tropical fruit and orange juice left out in the sun. Taste is more of the same. Pithy bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2022
at 20:53