6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Penderel’s Oak (JDW), London (02/11/2022) - Twiggy hoppy and toasted sweet malty, notes of grain, cereal, straw, light cask mouthfeel, grassy bitter hoppy finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Maltster Mash on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:26 - Score: 6. Original review text: Twiggy hoppy and toasted sweet malty, notes of grain, cereal, straw, light cask mouthfeel, grassy bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2022
at 17:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Eltham GPO. Ruby red pour with a beige head. Aromas of toffee apple, sweet malts, caramel, red fruits. Taste is red apple, bitter malts, touch of citrus. Malty bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2022
at 22:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint on 22nd October 2022 at the Crown, Oakengates. Clean golden/amber body, white head. Malty front to the aroma and taste, light sweetness tempered with a decent hop content for a semi-bitter finish.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2022
at 14:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle from Sainsbury's. Deep gold in colour, with a slight, white head and moderate carbonation. Tangerine fruit and citrus hop aroma. Flavour had some robust, chewy, malts, more orange fruit, and a finish that was lingering and pretty dry. good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2022
at 12:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, 4 October 2022.Deep amber in colour, with a moderately-sized, off-white, head. Hedgerow hops, sweet red berries, some chewy digestive malts, touch of caramel and gently bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2022
at 09:12
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg halfpint, as Portobello London Pilsner, at The Shakespeare, London Victoria. Golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma, some malts and herbal hops. Crisp and refreshing flavour, well hopped. A decent classic pilsener - no more, no less. One of the best British brewed pilseners I’ve had.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2022
at 20:05
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Keg halfpint at Wetherspoon's, Victoria Station. Golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma. "Clean" and refreshing Helles flavour, sufficient malts, moderate hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2022
at 19:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask halfpint at The Lyric, Soho, London. Clear brown colour, small head. The aroma and flavour have a nice blackcurrant fruitiness, decent bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
Lyric
on 01 Oct 2022
at 19:04
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
From cask at The Lyric, near Piccadilly Circus with Sigmund 21.09.22. Translucent dark orange amber. Dense and persistent off-white head and lacing. Absolutely superb aroma and taste of pale malt, crustal malt, amber malt, succade, dried fruits and mellow bitterness. This must be as close as one can get to the ultimate bitter. Served in perfect nick. Excellent!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2022
at 17:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a cloudy reddish brown with a small foamy cream head. Not much of an aroma – just some vague berry fruits. Fruits and berries more to the fore in the mouthwith hints of cherries also and an underlying biscuit base. Later on some toffee comes into the equation. Can really say anything more than “drinkable” due to it having come from the “Spoons chiller” – needs a rerate really.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2022
at 20:12