5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home, 26/01/16. Minor slow gush causing a smurfs had to rise from the bootle. Clear golden blonde with a well appointed egg shell white covering that retains well. Nose is grain, crackers, light bread, lemon drizzle, faint melon, dusting of hops. Taste comprises pithy citrics, orange peel, grassy hop bitterness, straw, toasted bread, lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close doused with grassy hop bitterness. Below average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2016
at 16:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hop Stuff Renegade IPA ].Unclear medium yellow color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, zest. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, pale malt, fruity, citrus, zest, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2016
at 17:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe: poured into a Chimay badged chalice at home on 10th Jan 2016. Very pale yellow/straw blonde with a wispy white covering on top. Fruity and light malts in the nose, bitter and sharp in the mouth: highly carbonated. Plenty of ’Hop Stuff’ in there that’s for sure. Would not be out of place with ’West Coast’ APA’s, that’s what it reminded me of anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2016
at 14:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and has modest carbonation. Mellow caramel streaked malts. A fair bit of white smoke. Touch of tangy fruits. Dry finish. A bit over smoked.
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and has modest carbonation. Mellow caramel streaked malts. A fair bit of white smoke. Touch of tangy fruits. Dry finish. A bit over smoked.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2016
at 08:43
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and dry, modest fine carbonation. Big earthy dry espresso coffee. Tangy fruits buried underneath. Light semi dry finish. Very earthy coffee dominated.
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and dry, modest fine carbonation. Big earthy dry espresso coffee. Tangy fruits buried underneath. Light semi dry finish. Very earthy coffee dominated.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2016
at 08:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Haymarket. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of floral hops, spice, faint citrus. Taste is light bitter, some caramel. Dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2016
at 07:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the haymarket bar... Amber.. Small white head.. Soft sweet fruits.. Light toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet fruits. Soft toffee fruit.. Soft toffee fruit.. Biscuity
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2016
at 10:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask Gravity at Pig’s Ear 2015. It pours hazy deep amber - brown with a tiny beige head. The nose is toasty, earthy, smoked meats, oily, caramel, spice, light ash and charred wood. The taste is bitter-sweet, toasty, charred wood, ashy, smoked maltage,earth, lightly medicinal and burnt caramel with a dry, smoked finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not sure if the flavours quite came together... Not my favourite.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2015
at 15:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Pig’s Ear. It pours clear deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is toasty, rich coffee character, earthy roast, mild acidity and a touch of peppery spice. The taste is rich, earthy, bitter, big coffee vibe, coffee cake, toasty action, light acidity and a hint of astringency with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A simple, but not unenjoyable coffee-driven beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2015
at 07:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’15, 01/12/15. Mahogany brown with a decent beige head of bubbles. Nose is rich in coffee grinds, light spice, toffee, charr. Taste is not as rich as the nose comprising biscuit, coffee, light charr, spice, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent coffee fuelled stout.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2015
at 10:36