5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Sep 18. BBD May 13. A dusty relic from Mike's beer cabinet. Pours a misty amber, off white head. Oxidised caramelised aroma. Oxidised body but drinkable, with a gentle sweetness, grainy malt, tight bitterness. We all finished our sample.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2018
at 09:25
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half-pint at Postal Order (JDW). Misty amber coloured body, low beige head, dotted spots on the glass. Mid-sweet malty aromas, hints of dough and toffee. Dough fruity flavours together with light malty sweetness. Rounded ending, slightly bittersweet. Okay bitter. (Worcester 09.07.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2018
at 09:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Plough Inn, Wistanstow. As below Cask @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival, July 19th 2018. Pours amber, thin white head. Aroma is dark fruits, hoppy. Taste presents some distant ripened fruits, plummy, generally a bit twiggy and malty. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2018
at 19:16
5/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2018
at 14:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask pint, hand-pulled in The Cock Hotel, Wellington Shropshire on 14th April 2018. Light amber bodied, white crown. Hop first with a piney/resin lead and aroma. Mild fruity nature to the flavour, easy drinking stuff, but very exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2018
at 23:06
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Coach & Horses, Shrewsbury. Clear golden with a small head. It's hoppy with a small berry-fruit sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2018
at 18:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mayford Garden Centre, Woking. Interesting aroma - sweet, almost pastry like. Something like fig rolls. Chestnut. Bubbly but also creamy off-white head. Medium bitter with sweet and sour traits. Rich. Vinous. Fruity. Malty. Medium bodied. Slick. A low key fizz of carbonation, go big it a softness. Relatively abrupt finish. Enjoyable. Warming. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2017
at 16:25
6/10
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 11:06
6/10
Tried
on 23 Dec 2017
at 10:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Different pump-clip but still 4.4% ABV. I had two hand-pulled pints in The Cock Hotel, Wellington Shropshire over Sunday lunchtime on 10th Sep 2017. I think Andy the barman was fed up hearing the same question: No, it's not purple and NO, it's not hazy. It is in fact a very nice beer. Golden amber body, off-white crown of lasting foam. Decent blend with a semi-sweet malty base balanced by some bittering hops, easy drinking beer, went well with the free cheese cubes (Cheddar and Red Leicester). A bit 'twiggy' like a lot of brews from Wood's!
Tried
on 11 Sep 2017
at 04:57