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
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a citrus hop aroma with a touch of pine. Zesty, fresh and fizzy, hop bite, grapefruit bitterness with some piney notes, a touch of lime marmalade and a dry bitter finish.
Odeon Luxe, Telford
Odeon Luxe, Telford
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2026
at 16:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Seems like a 'Never The Twain' moment trying to marry tea to roasted malts, but the brewery have found a way here. However, the light roasted Influence evident here would probably come across better without the said previous infusion. Nevertheless, it's not a dominant influence, and the resulting fusion is pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
at
Victoria Tap
on 03 Jan 2026
at 21:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can bought at Tønne, Leicester. Mid-golden and a little hazy with a massive white head. Light citrus in the aroma, a little sweaty, a little grassy. Sweet taste, much improved from the lacklustre aroma, with light tropical and citrus fruits and a drying finish. Medium body with heavy carbonation. Not great at first but certainly redeems itself.
Tried
from Can
at
Tønne
on 23 Dec 2025
at 16:39