6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden-amber. Hoppy, lightly appley, sweet up front with some alcohol at the back, with a dash of those same hops.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 09:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light amber and a hint of fruitiness. Metallic caramel character, with a decent complexity.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 09:40
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Chestnut with a bubbly head. Nose is caramel and a bit of butter. Light body, a bit tart, some slight dark malt notes.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 09:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Straw colour. Aroma is a bit litterboxy on the cat pee hops. Mellow, honeyish, fruity w mild bitterness.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 08:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber-brown, fruity and slightly caramelly nose. Sweet caramel taste with pronounced yeast fruitiness. Ok brown bitter.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 08:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Pembury Tavern on 23rd December 2013. Deep red-black with thin tan head and no lacing. Richly spicy roasty aroma. Aniseed, spice, coffee and Christmas pudding in-mouth, very solid flavours continuing into a roasty, spicy and fruity finish. A curious sweet apple note develops if drunk in larger sips; I was unsure if this note was intentional. Velvet mouthfeel; body suprisingly light for strength. Works well as a Christmas ale although I was advised it is available outside this period.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2014
at 15:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Watford Beer Festival 2013. Poured a pale golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is malty with some citrus hop and a slightly earthy hint. Bready malt flavour with some watermelon and grassy hop. Finish was quite light with some toffee, watery squash and light mineral hop.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2014
at 12:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Pembury Tavern, Hackney, 21 Nov 2013) Dark brown colour with brief, frothy head. Malty nose with notes of caramel, nuts and toasty malt. Malty taste with caramel, nuts, dried fruit, dark bread and a mild bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Hardly exciting, but quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2013
at 13:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Watford beer festival, Herts. A light golden coloured pour with a small white head on top. Malty, citrus aroma. Tastes malty, citrus, slightly hoppy, slightly bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2013
at 09:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Milton Keynes Beer Festival 2013. Poured a dark ruby with a scummy tan head. Aroma of molasses, dark rum and Oxo saltiness. Smooth mouth feel. Smoked flavours with some port and prunes. Finishes with roast malt, dark fruit and booze.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2013
at 12:25