7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 0.5l. Dark ruby pour with two finger beige head, quickly diminishing, leaving good lacing. Interesting nose, fruity, forest fruits and berries. Slightly roasted. Thin to medium body. A bit above average carbonation, prickly on the tongue. Light texture, smooth and easy drinking. Mildly bitter taste with some fruity tart notes thrown in for a nice balance. Malty aroma, a bit of caramel, slightly roasted. Licorice. Fruity aftertaste. Forest fruits and berries. Surprisingly rich aroma. Dry mouthfeel. Lasting finish, dry and a bit peppery. Nice. Overall, pretty good. Fairly complex, rich in aroma and very drinkable. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2017
at 14:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From Lidl. Dark ruby body with a tan head. Malty, slightly fruity (blackberry) tart, light dry maltiness. Medium carbonation. A mix between mild roasty maltiness, breadiness and some herbal hops in the taste, vague tartness, Ends dry. Nice and complex enough. Well done!
Tried
on 30 May 2017
at 09:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Matched alongside takeaway pizza and it was a good pairing. Strong bitter hops cut through the cheese and it was served chilled to help deal with the salt and the richness. Very nice.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2017
at 04:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the montys.. Golden yellow amber... Small white head... Dry herbal lemon.. Long dry bitter lemon fruits.. Light lemon peel
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2017
at 02:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask pint in The Fleece, Otley Yorkshire on 8th April 2017. Light golden pour, white topping. Light floral nose, subtle flavoured and nicely balanced with just about enough malty sweetness to keep my sweet tooth interested.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2017
at 16:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the White Swan, Leeds. Pours clear golden amber with a lasting white head. Intense fruit aroma particularly blackberry. Good mix of bitter and sweet which evolved from seemingly very sweet to start to more dominant fruit bitterness - with blackberry coming through in the aroma at all times. Quite light body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Finish is dry and fruity. Big fan of this.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2017
at 14:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Head Of Steam, Leeds. Blonde with a creamy head, and not the expected spicy kick given its name. Nevertheless itโs a decent dryish hoppy pale ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2017
at 12:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the herriot watt beer festival 2017.. Golden yellow... Thin white lacing.. Soft custardy lemon lemon fruits nose.. Bitter lemon fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2017
at 09:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle: BBE Dec 17. Poured into an Abbot Ale badged glass tankard at home on 17th Mar 17 during a โrandom tasting eveningโ with myself. Snow white foaming head on a clear amber body, clean and bright looking. Aroma leans towards citrusy tropical fruits, the taste follows the same lines but with a mild malty base. Taste gets more bitter and citrusy towards the end of each sip/gulp. Dry finish, too many semi-sour/bitter citrus flavours for me, but a decent enough beer: might be better in Cask form within a pub with mates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2017
at 14:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at lamb and flag... Golden yellow... Thin white lacing... Herbal hay fruits nose.. Zezty lemon fruits.. Light zest refreshing with jyst a little hay linger
Tried
on 16 Feb 2017
at 07:19