6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Gold with a creamy off-white head; floral aromas with a hint of lime; smooth and creamy, citrus flavours with noticable lemon and lime; full and dry finish. A really nice blond. [6/3/7/4/15=3.5]
Rerate: 50cl bottle from Sainsburys Gold with a thin white head; citrus aroma; chewy malt flavour with a trace of boiled sweets; dry lightly spiced finish. [5/3/5/3/13=2.9]
Rerate: 50cl bottle from Sainsburys Gold with a thin white head; citrus aroma; chewy malt flavour with a trace of boiled sweets; dry lightly spiced finish. [5/3/5/3/13=2.9]
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2008
at 08:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, as "Wood’s Parish Best Pale Ale", courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4%. Deep golden colour, moderate to low head. The aroma is moderately malty and "dusty", a hint of toffee, nothing special. The flavour is nicely balanced between the malts and hops, a hint of toffee again, maybe also a hint of blackcurrants. Fairly light bodied, easy drinking and refreshing. Moderately bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2008
at 11:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Briar Rose, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, flower, lemon, elderflowers. Flavor is moderate sweet (hops sweet) and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (130108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 10:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby, JDW, Canterbury. Copper colour with disappearing head. Aroma of diacetyl. Hard buttery aroma. Some bitterness on end, but ultimately poor due to the diacetyl. 1.8/5 Re-rate, bottle from Sainsbury during beer festival . Clear darkish gold, thin white head. Some fruit salad and hop aroma. Vague Cascades. Biscuity malts. Biscuity pale malts here are the best thing about this. Really good digestive biscuit hints. Some ok fruit and some slightly biting hops. Given my previous rating this was a hell of a lot better than I was expecting. Love the biscuit malt and slight aggressive hop. More my kind of beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2008
at 09:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Brown with a ruby tinge. Aroma of marmite, spice and dark fruit. Flavour had some caramel, more fruit and a vinous mouth feel. Alcohol was fairly prominent. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2007
at 17:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home ... deep brown ... little spice ... bit over powerfull malt spice ... bit tart and not reallt balanced. theres something not quite right.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2007
at 12:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium offwhite fine-laced foam. Amber body with small particles, somewhat hazy. Faint hoppy tea aroma. Delicate dry-and-sweet fruity resiny hoppy taste. Body is medium. Some malts and tea, but shoved into the background by the powerful hops. Good balance, though. Dry metallic fruit and wood aftertaste. Quite unusual, but very nice. (0.5l bottle from Centra.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2007
at 16:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle picked up at Centra, Colosseum in Oslo. Hazy, amber body. Low-level head. Very moderate aroma of hops and malts. Dry hops and sweet caramel dominates the tasting. Firm hop bitterness in the ending. Could be a great session beer (enjoyed at home, 24.11.2007).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2007
at 14:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Centra Colosseum, Oslo. Hazy orange body topped by a slowly fading, white head. Fruity aroma, a bit oily. Smooth hops in flavour with a dry malty touch. Rounded bitter finish (13.11.2007).
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2007
at 06:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle @ Cardinal. Golden reddish body with a disappearing off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with a hint of bitter hops. Flavor is sweet malty, slightly roasted and some caramel. Well balanced body and a fine bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2007
at 14:40