7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown with thin creamy head. Pleasant notes of dark malt, coffee and chocolate. Could be slightly more bitter.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2023
at 15:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda from Low Cost Beer. Appearance - dark brown with definite reddish elements. Foamy, off-white head. Nose - caramel and toffee, with sweet chocolate, maybe some hazelnut. Taste - burnt toffee, wood, molasses and Blackjacks. Palate - medium bodied, sweet and roasty at the same time. Overall - good stuff.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2023
at 16:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler fill thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours near hazy dark brown with a thick off-white head. Aromas of roasted peanuts, chocolate and toffee. Taste adds a molasses note. Thin finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 18 Sep 2023
at 16:44
7/10
Tried
on 15 Sep 2023
at 12:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Panda pop from low cost beer at home. Pours reddish brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, toffee, taste is similar
Tried
on 15 Sep 2023
at 11:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Alexandra, Derby. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s a muted aroma of floral hops and apples. In the mouth it varies between slightly sweet and quite bitter. Initially malts are to the fore in the flavour, but these are soon ousted by floral hops, with marmalade, mango, autumn fruits and a trace of honey. Sweetness returns at the finish. It’s reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2023
at 20:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Arthur's of Churchtown, Southport (formerly Peaky Blinders). Yellow-blonde with a creamy-frothy head. Hoppy session brew. Possibly just on the turn when I had it, or its citrus influence gives that impression.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2023
at 12:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ D'Ale House, Rochdale. Green-gold with a small head. Sour in taste, but its plum comes to the fore in both aroma and aftertaste.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2023
at 21:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Loom & Shuttle (formerly Caskbar), Darwen. Hazy light golden with a glow and a creamy head. Easy strength with a good body. Has a hoppy bitterness, but low in the latter aspect and a hint of non tropical fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2023
at 03:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Furnace, Derby. Pours almost black with minimal off-white head. There’s malts and milky coffee in the aroma. Roast malts again in the mouth, but they are outshone by a fairly intense burst of liquorice. Hints to of vanilla, lactose and coffee – even some chocolate coming through later. Finish is slightly dry. This is quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2023
at 12:43