6/10
Pint at Volta, West Didsbury. Decent pale ale, hoppy and cloudy as is the trend at the moment.
Tried
from Draft
at
Volta
on 24 Jul 2026
at 19:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden and clear with a white head.
Nose - sweet malts, lemon and floral.
Taste - more sweet malts, getting into caramel territory, sweet lemon and slightly floral again.
Palate - light bodied, fairly dry, though maybe could be a bit more bitter.
Overall - decent.
Appearance - golden and clear with a white head.
Nose - sweet malts, lemon and floral.
Taste - more sweet malts, getting into caramel territory, sweet lemon and slightly floral again.
Palate - light bodied, fairly dry, though maybe could be a bit more bitter.
Overall - decent.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 16 Jul 2026
at 17:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Crown & Kettle
on 06 Jul 2026
at 12:10
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can at ash's. Pours deep brown, nose is toffee, vanilla, roasted, taste is roasted, cola, sweet. 8/6/6/6/6
Tried
on 22 Apr 2026
at 11:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Rochdale Easter Ale Trail 2026, Beer#1. First stop on the town's bi-annual pub crawl festival. A smoothish dark amber coloured red ale to begin with, there's a bit of strength about it, and certainly has a full body, however its red ale style berry-fruit bitterness is not compromised.
Tried
from Cask
at
Flying Horse Hotel
on 03 Apr 2026
at 12:28
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
I've shunned the weekly quiz for this trio outdoors. An easy, clean tasting lager, but not much to say about it beyond this. It is dry as it says on the tin.
Tried
from Draft
at
Gas Works Brewbar
on 18 Mar 2026
at 00:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Pig and Whistle, Gleadless - clear golden body, short lived white head, good effervescence. Juicy lives up to its name, peaches, some citrus, tropical fruit, nectarine and other pings of fruitiness. Really fresh.
Tried
from Draft
at
Pig & Whistle Micropub
on 13 Feb 2026
at 19:52
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Pig and Whistle, Gleadless - clear ruby body, solid lasting and lacing white head. Caramel, robust fruity hops and chewy malts in this. Good easy going sessionable fuel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Pig & Whistle Micropub
on 13 Feb 2026
at 19:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Misty gold with a bubbly white head and a soft fruit hop aroma. Super chilled, big fizziness, tropical fruits, citrus bitterness and a dry finish.
Arcane, Manchester
Arcane, Manchester
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2026
at 19:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can from Gnome and Away, Chester. Gluten Free. Hazy pale golden colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of lemon citric, flowery. Taste is sweetish, grain, biscuit hint, lemony, citrus, with some light bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying lemony citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
from
Gnome & Away
on 30 Jan 2026
at 20:44