7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear golden colour with lasting tight head. Aroma has lots of pale malts. Flavour is lightly sweet from the honey. Really smooth and silky. Dry, bitter finish.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2017
at 09:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017. Pours pale gold with a bubbly white head. Aroma of hop, fruit, flowers and grass. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Toward medium body, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2017
at 04:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at GBBF 2017. Clear pure gold colour lasting white head. Hoppy yes good condition. Dry finish den ale. Ok .
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2017
at 15:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A clear pale golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of mild citrusy hops, spices. Taste of mild citrusy hops, pale malt, butterscotch.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2017
at 15:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - flowers. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 280717
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 09:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, notes of smoke, grass and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 09:21
7/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2017
at 21:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks Meghan.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt amber almost brown color with a pillowy thin white foamy head. Dissipated fairly quick, light messy lace.
The aroma had some caramel, raisin, biscuits, nuts, toast, low sweet earthiness, some butterscotch and some light vanilla.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together sweetly and added in some sweet smooth bubblegum, weird, but different and honestly, I liked it. Just a touch of spice at the very end, right before the aftertaste hits. Smooth sweet blended aftertaste rolling into the finish.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Alcohol level seemed where the brewer intended. Good smoothness over my tongue.
Overall, aroma and flavor were spot on. Though the brewer says it’s 6.6, and it did feel close to that. Oddly enough, I think I may have been expecting a bit more alcohol warmth, but that’s probably my American palate not knowing how true English Strong ales are supposed to be (I just chalk it up to too many American brewers trying to replicate this and ruining my thought pattern on this style).
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt amber almost brown color with a pillowy thin white foamy head. Dissipated fairly quick, light messy lace.
The aroma had some caramel, raisin, biscuits, nuts, toast, low sweet earthiness, some butterscotch and some light vanilla.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together sweetly and added in some sweet smooth bubblegum, weird, but different and honestly, I liked it. Just a touch of spice at the very end, right before the aftertaste hits. Smooth sweet blended aftertaste rolling into the finish.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Alcohol level seemed where the brewer intended. Good smoothness over my tongue.
Overall, aroma and flavor were spot on. Though the brewer says it’s 6.6, and it did feel close to that. Oddly enough, I think I may have been expecting a bit more alcohol warmth, but that’s probably my American palate not knowing how true English Strong ales are supposed to be (I just chalk it up to too many American brewers trying to replicate this and ruining my thought pattern on this style).
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2017
at 08:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks Meghan!
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a dirty mahogany color almost brown with a two finger white foamy head that
fell off at a good pace. Light lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet to roasty malts leaning towards some hazelnuts/pecans and then
developing into some molasses.
The flavor leaned into the sweetness of the malts fairly nice. Somewhat syrupy sort of an aftertaste
and finish though just a touch of earthy hops in there.
The feel was between light and medium on the body with a pretty good sessionable status about it.
Carbonation felt barely there. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, this was pretty good and I hope I can try this on cask some day, I can only imagine.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a dirty mahogany color almost brown with a two finger white foamy head that
fell off at a good pace. Light lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet to roasty malts leaning towards some hazelnuts/pecans and then
developing into some molasses.
The flavor leaned into the sweetness of the malts fairly nice. Somewhat syrupy sort of an aftertaste
and finish though just a touch of earthy hops in there.
The feel was between light and medium on the body with a pretty good sessionable status about it.
Carbonation felt barely there. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, this was pretty good and I hope I can try this on cask some day, I can only imagine.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2017
at 08:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Costellos, Altrincham. Golden-amber with a thick creamy head. It’s a sweetened ale that’s bitter in character, but without a notable bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2017
at 10:56