6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can on Accra Beach, Barbados, 10th August 25. Pours yellow and hazy. Aroma is vanilla. Taste is sweet, vanilla, aromatic. It’s too sweet for me, a birthday gift, not something I would choose
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2025
at 19:25
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy / cloudy gold with a creamy white head and a citrus fruit aroma. Soft and smooth with satsuma bitterness and a dry semi-tart finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Office Ale House
on 01 Aug 2025
at 19:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
23/7/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Summer Beer Festival 2025.
Tried
from Cask
at
Dove Street Inn
on 24 Jul 2025
at 15:08
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2025
at 19:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
I remember it was an exceptionally hot day, like today, during Live Aid back in 1985, so re-watching it tonight it feels apt. This strong tasting black stout, watched against the backdrop of Queen's set 40 years ago has a booziness that also provides a sweetness to its notable coffee notes, vanilla is evident but not quite as strong. It has a sticky-sweet syrup-like texture.
Tried
from Can
from
Asda Supermarket (Various locations)
on 12 Jul 2025
at 21:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cloudy orange gold with a frothy white head and a peach and mango aroma I’d say. Soft and smooth, near creamy with slightly tart fruit bitterness, light malt and a dry finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Office Ale House
on 12 Jul 2025
at 13:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Tap and Can
on 11 Jul 2025
at 20:15
5.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2025
at 18:14
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2025
at 18:13