6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the red lion jdw.
Medium white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Red Lion (JDW)
on 05 Aug 2026
at 16:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Some citrus hops and flavour. Some dryness on the finish
OK blond ale with some interesting hops on the finish. Mostly citrus. Decent condition and temperature. OK.
OK blond ale with some interesting hops on the finish. Mostly citrus. Decent condition and temperature. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2026
at 16:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at City Arms, Manchester. Straw, clear with a thin white head and fair bit of lacing. Citrus and herbal aroma; I'm getting lots of lemon balm here. Bittersweet taste, more herbal character, light fruity hop, a little bit soapy. Brief sharp bitterness in the finish. Light body, a little oily, soft carbonation. Decent lighter beer.
Tried
from Cask
at
City Arms
on 20 Jun 2026
at 12:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
This brew isn't quite as 'Queer As...' a Kveik beer might seem, it's a steady clear golden coloured ale. Hoppy but the yeast strain here is impactful in both aroma and taste being a prominent part of the ale's flavour. Nevertheless despite it being an interesting brew I find it all a little bland.
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterhouse
on 28 Feb 2026
at 02:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
'Legacy' was the most successful chart single for the band 'Mansun'. Clear golden coloured with a favourable head. A hoppy first bitter, it does have a fair bitterness to it. Quite dry in its prominent hoppiness. Not much legacy for the brewer here though.
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterhouse
on 21 Feb 2026
at 05:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Despite the fact Greene King IPA was 99p a pint when I walked into this Spoon, I paid £1.75 for this half. A steady regular blonde, mildly hoppy, very easy. Probably got my money's worth. A perfect example of a side quest.
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterhouse
on 03 Jan 2026
at 16:08
5/10
Decent cloudy pale ale. Pint in Wallop, West Didsbury.
Tried
from Cask
at
Wallop
on 23 Dec 2025
at 14:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a biscuit malt aroma. Soft and smooth, mellow biscuit malt, mellow citrus bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Peveril Of The Peak
on 19 Dec 2025
at 18:40
5.5/10
Decent mild. I didn't realise it was gluten free when I ordered it but it was OK. Pint in The Metropolitan, West Didsbury.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2025
at 19:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The nearest named 'Black Forest' to where this beer is brewed is in Sussex. An oat stout with high levels of chocolate in both aroma and taste, especially the former, not particularly sweet in the latter. Decent smooth texture.
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterhouse
on 08 Nov 2025
at 19:00