6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington; Clear golden yellow pour with a thin broken off white head, aroma has light citrus, taste has honey, light malts and citrus, refreshing
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2021
at 10:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear reddish brown colour thick beige head. sweet malt aroma. some fullness in the mouth. some caramel malt. dry hedgerow finish. Decent enough best bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2021
at 10:07
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours cola brown with a small head. Aroma is dusty cocoa, cola and coffee. Taste has roast and cola with a yeasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2021
at 20:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Woodfield Stores, Shrewsbury. Pours a clear copper, minimal off-white ring circling the glass. Aroma presents a gentle amber malt sweetness. Lightly oily on the palate, with caramel amber malt leading the way, soft fruity undertones, perhaps a hint of cardboard suggesting it's not too fresh (although has plenty of life on the BBD). Kind of tastes like I imagined a cask bitter would taste back in 1980.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2021
at 15:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of brown sugar, light floral note. Taste is sweet, malty. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2020
at 14:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, honey, biscuits, taste is sweet toffee, caramel, bitter, grassy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2020
at 14:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Appearance - deep brown to black with amber chinks. White head. Nose - creamy milk chocolate. Taste - more creamy chocolate, going into caramel. Palate - medium bodied, creamy texture. Gentle finish. Overall - quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2020
at 06:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Appearance - golden with a white head. Nose - light honey and biscuit. Taste - brown bread, honey again. Palate - light bodied, crunchy texture. Dry finish. Fairly balanced. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2020
at 08:40
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Morrisons. Gold pour with small white head, no retention; not great. Hoppy, floral, citrus and malt aroma but all a bit sickly; I'm not going to like this am I? Taste is actually more like a hoppy lager with an element of citrus. There is a floral note but its more muted. The finish has a nice level of bitterness; its ok actually which is a relief. Body is light to moderate and an average carbonation; its ok Overall I fancy the Shropshire Lad much more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2020
at 23:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours amber with small white head but no retention. Very malty aroma, part caramel part toasted bread. Taste has the same but also a light fruity berry note and honey. The finish is bitter with a grain and honey note. Medium carbonation and light to moderate body but has a certain smoothness to it despite it being a bit light. Not perfect but a very tasty session bitter. I enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2020
at 18:04