6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Paramount, Manchester. Very dark, but not quite black, with a creamy off-white head. Feels a little thin and has some porter characteristics for it. Washy and soapy in its texture, there’s a very light roasted malt behind this, also with a floralness.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2015
at 11:23
5/10
Tried
on 18 Oct 2015
at 13:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at moon under water Watford JDW. Dark mahogany brown coloured pour with reddy hues and a moderate tan head. Aroma is figgy jam, milky roast, nutty, dried raisin. Flavour is composed if rum and raisin, woody rum barrel, dried fruits. Palate is medium sweet, lowish carbonation. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2015
at 15:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at the Dog and Doublet in Wolverhampton. Clear maroon color, beige head. Aroma of burnt espresso. Taste is fruity coffee. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2015
at 12:00
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at the Cock Hotel with BlackHaddock. Clear golden yellow color, white head with solid lacing. Aroma of straw and lemon. Taste is peppery lemon and straw.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2015
at 03:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at The Cock Hotel, Wellington: shared with Gene on his Shropshire Day, 5th Oct 2015. Clear golden pour with a full white head. Mild citrus nose and flavour, some malt action within the taste. In really good condition, like almost every we beer we had on the day. Decent enough blend but so like a host of similar beers on the UK market at the moment. Pleased we tried it though, as it looks like it is a ’one off’ brew.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2015
at 04:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hand-pulled half-pint as a cask ale night-cap on 1st Oct 2015 at the Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire. Expected a bit more body and depth of flavour than I got. Black bodied brew with a tanned topping. Mild coffee and chocolate notes in both the nose and taste but lacked strength or character, slight smoky undertones, but again only a hint rather than a full blown, brave plunge into an exciting experiment or boundary pushing style.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2015
at 08:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle@Chris and Ruth’s Pre-GBBF 2015, London - amber pour with white head. Toasty malty aroma and taste, nutty, some caramel and honey sweetness , slight grassy, twiggy and herbal hoppy, nutty, bitter finish. Nice. Lest We Forget!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2015
at 05:23
6/10
Tried
on 22 Aug 2015
at 16:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF tasting. Amber pour with a white head. Banana, wheat and pear aroma. Toffee and pear drop flavour. Quite a sweet, grainy number.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2015
at 11:00