5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2019
at 17:33
6/10
Tried
on 15 Mar 2019
at 07:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
12/1/2019. Bottle from Three Hounds Bottle Shop. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, fruit, hops, light cocoa, caramel and berries. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, with a slightest tart hint. Moderate body, oily and watery texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2019
at 22:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Brighton Beer Dispensary, Brighton. Gold pour with a white head. Aromas of pineapple, apricot, caramel. Flavours of citrus, caramel, pineapple. Nice.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2018
at 20:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at The Beer Dispensary, Brighton, Saturday 20th January 2018 in the company of Lynn and Barry Warm gold edging to light amber, its clear, a slim white head atop. Fruity quite traditional golden a touch of marmalade, it's fine. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2018
at 07:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Christmas present from the sister-in-law. Resin and citrus aroma. A peachy amber. Fat fluffy white head. Hazy. Citrus. Bitter. Has a quite cutting edge to it. Juicy. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft carb. Dry astringent finish. Decent. The bottle mentions, "just enough edge," but there's more than that. Citrus punch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2018
at 14:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle - Christmas present from the sister-in-law. Aroma of coffee and chocolate, with malts. Dark and glossy. Foamy beige head. Bitter, creamy coffee, briefly. However a tart berry edge then comes to the fore. Medium bodied. Creamy, semi-skimmed. A tickle of carbonation. Astringent dry finish, although there's an underlying creamy coffee bringing things to a close. Really good porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2017
at 16:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Christmas present from the sister-in-law, who bought it at some sort of Christmas market. If we'd opened presents before lunch I would have drunk this with me dinner, as per manufacturer's instructions. Floral sugary aroma. Opaque brown. Thin bubbly off-white head. Medium bitter (berries and fruit), with a malty finish. Underlying caramel sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Thin with a slick mouthfeel in the long finish. Average carbonation. Of the two Christmas ESBs I've had today this was far the better, purely due to being well balanced and restrained.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2017
at 14:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
5% On tap at The Ravensgate Arms Ramsgate. Black beer lasting tan head. Chocolate digestive biscuit aroma. Dark chocolate. A little burnt roast malt in mouth. Good mouthfeel. A little tar and liquorice. Pretty good i thought a little blackcurrant fruit. Pretty good. Lovely dry mouthfeel. One of the better keg beers ive had for mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2017
at 08:50
4/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2017
at 12:53