6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home, a couple of days past expiry date. Aroma is piny hops, strong pine resin, herbal and spicy notes, mint, touch of liquorice, roasted malt. Flavour is light sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Not your typical Black IPA, bit awkward actually, with the mint and herbal notes, strong carbonation, not bad but a bit messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half cask at the Kelham Island Tavern. Golden pour with a creamy white head. Aroma is grainy, cereal, mildly sweet. Taste is sweet, silky, grainy, bready, with some drying at the finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Kelham Island Tavern
on 11 Feb 2025
at 14:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home. Aroma is zesty citrus, lemon, pale malt, citrussy hops, orange. Flavour is lightly sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium. Loads of zesty citrus, lemon, citrussy hops with a light pale malt backbone. Crisp and citrussy, I dig.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:51
6/10
Tried
on 08 Feb 2025
at 18:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Last time I had a beer at Victoria Tap I encountered an apologetic lady for overtaking my table whilst at the bar ordering a second brew. One visit later I just stood at the bar for this one. Golden, carbonated, full-bodied, very good west Coast styling. Gritty, fruity, sugars, excellent head.
Tried
from Draft
at
Victoria Tap
on 01 Feb 2025
at 20:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint from the cask at RedWillow in Buxton, pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, herbs & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2025
at 18:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half pint from the cask at Hops, Crewe. It Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, mango, pine, herbs, tart & hops. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2025
at 17:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 21st January 2025. Slightly hazy amber with shallow of-white foam and full lacing. Nutty malts ant tangy citrus fruitiness in aroma. Burst of tangy fruits in-mouth with savoury transient and hint of salt. A fruity finish that turns a little pithy late. Enjoyable.
Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 21 Jan 2025
at 22:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Blue Boar, Leicester mid-afternoon on 21st January 2025. No hop mentioned on the pump clip, so it's this one, right? Clear golden amber body, snow white crown. Mosaic hops doing their thing and giving this beer a citrussy flavour and aroma, grapefruit to the fore. Some malt sweetness for balance.
Tried
from Cask
at
Blue Boar
on 21 Jan 2025
at 15:00