Subsidiaries
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Brown, bronze. Tiny amount of head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Some fruit. Honey, flowers. Taste: Malty and quite bitter, tangy. Some fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 21/7-2007, 169/300
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 06:29
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask, Oak and Saw, Taplow. Dark amber colour, no real head. Aroma is pretty gross - woody, sulphrous, festering ashtrays. Flavour isn’t much better, staleish, with some malt and a slightly bitterish finish. Insipid and frankly naff beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2008
at 12:31
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
[On cask at the Rising Sun, Reading] I never really liked the Brakspear flavour, even when they were independent (we used to refer to them as BreakWind as their beers could be a little sulphurous!). The takeovers by Wychwood and subsequently Marstons seem to have managed to keep Brakspears surprisingly true to its original taste - which unfortunatley, means I still don’t think much of it. This beer is undoubtedly citrus-y, but unfortunately the citrus aspect they’ve chosen to highlight is a horrible sour aftertaste. Rather dry and watery, there’s not a lot to redeem this. It’s a shame, for there are some excellent organic beers out there (eg Shep’s Whitstable Bay) and beers like this will do the organic movement no favours at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2008
at 07:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée foncée et claire. Nez malté de pain rôti, de biscuits au miel, moyen de noix, léger de toffee, de houblon herbeux aux notes terreuses, de fumée de cigarette et avec des notes fruitées (agrumes, traces de raisins). Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement plutôt bas et une texture crémeuse. Léger-moyen goût fruité (moyen de raisins, notes d’agrumes et traces de prunes et de pommes) accompagné d’un moyen goût de fumée de cigarette et de traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de biscuits, moyen de caramel toffee sucré et légèrement rôti, léger de pain grillé (notes de butterscotch, traces de sucre bonbon et de sucre brun) puis en finale l’on retrouve une moyennne amertume de houblon herbeux (thé, traces de foin et de thé des bois) aux notes terreuses ainsi qu’un goût de noix asséchantes, de notes d’alcool (petites notes réchauffantes) et d’épices (poivre). Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon herbeux aux notes terreuses, léger de rôti avec un goût de noix ainsi que des notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes, notes de moût de raisins) et d’alcool.
Tried
on 26 May 2008
at 20:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle. Floral aroma. Dark copper color with a white head that left immediately. Thin to medium in body with slightly fizzy carbonation. Tangy, fruity hop over bready malt. Finishes sweetish, but is balanced by the tangy hop. You should try it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2008
at 03:00
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
[on draught in The Rising Sun, Reading] Rich, very earthy, a hint of fruit but an unpleasant bitter metallic aftertaste. I’ve never been a fan of Brakspear beers, despite having spent many of my beer-drinking years in their catchment area. Their move from Henley to the Wychwood brewery in Witney doesn’t seem to have helped, and this seasonal special has done nothing to improve my opinion of the brand in general.
Tried
on 13 May 2008
at 15:05
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Holly Bush, Hampstead 28 Apr 08. Golden colored. A filmy head. Modest fruity aroma. Paperish flavor with a similar dry finish. Some dry bitterness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Oxford Gold (Bottle) on 01 May 2007 at 15:28 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5. Original review text: Bottle 0,5l. Golden coloured. Some sediments. A good-looking white creamy head. Hoppy aroma. Modest flavor where malt dominates. Well rounded. Dry bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2008
at 15:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at The Holly Bush, Hampstead 28 Apr 08. Golden brown colored. A filmy head. Modest malty aroma. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet fruity flavor - rapidly followed by a fruity bitterness. Great to food. --- Beer merged from original tick of Gravity on 25 Oct 2019 at 13:25 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: Delt med Rune på the 22nd Oxford Beer & Cider Festival 2019. Mørk gylden. Klar. Filmskum. Karamellaroma. Litt søt frukt. Smakenbalansert. Vanilje & plommer. Tørr bitter avslutning. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bitter (Bottle) on 22 Aug 2006 at 13:39 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: On bottle 0,66l at Tromsø Ølfestival 17 Aug 06. Brown colour. A creamy head. Fruity aroma. Flavour of fruits and caramel. A lasting cautious bitter aftertaste. Quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2008
at 15:22
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle, Asda, Manchester. Dark golden colour. Vaguely floral, citrus aroma. Some hoppiness in the flavour. Quite smooth. Lacks real punch though and slightly metallic aftertaste lets it down at the end. Can’t quite see why this has so many good ratings. Average at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2008
at 09:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy and caramel notes. Sweet malty flavor with hoppy and fruity notes.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2008
at 13:55