6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2026 Clitheroe Beer Festival #2. The second of the festival is also the second strongest available and the second strongest I've had. I'm hoping the regular strength beers will help me sober up. It's booziest in aroma, then again at the end of its aftertaste, but in between vanilla and chocolate gets a very good lookin here, and it lingers. Black coloured stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2026
at 09:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2026 Clitheroe Beer Festival #11. Deeper slightly darker golden coloured ale. A bit of strength involved, but it's not dominant, sweet malt-hoppy for this special brew, ending in a bubblegum flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2026
at 06:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Creamy white head on a golden coloured body.
Medium bodied, smooth with a short back.
Sweet malt, berries, jammy & stone fruit tastes with a tangy hopped finish.
Lovely Cask.
Medium bodied, smooth with a short back.
Sweet malt, berries, jammy & stone fruit tastes with a tangy hopped finish.
Lovely Cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2026
at 21:22
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Thin tan head on a copper coloured body.
Nutty & chocolate aroma.
Sweet, malt, toffee g liquorice tastes with a bitter finish.
Good ESB.
Nutty & chocolate aroma.
Sweet, malt, toffee g liquorice tastes with a bitter finish.
Good ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2026
at 21:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
The second of three post Bradford Camra Beer Festival 2026 Beers once back in my home town, a second afterthought so to speak. Clear golden with a head. Blandish hopped brew, but rugby specials are never the best, this one stands up well enough though. Some tropical fruitiness available.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Hidden Hebden
on 27 Feb 2026
at 02:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear pale gold with a creamy white head and a soft lemon biscuits aroma. Smooth and creamy, biscuit malt with lemony notes, a kick of bitterness and a dryish bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Pier Inn
on 20 Feb 2026
at 15:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
My last trip to the Bowland Forest at the end of 2024 was in a super thick fog, which wasn't photo friendly. Completely clear golden-blonde ale once settled. Session hoppy, not much fruit imparted from the hop on this occasion - just a little exotic in taste, which is a little more apparent in aroma. Very crisp and easy though.
Tried
from Cask
at
Trades Club
on 10 Oct 2025
at 13:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours bright golden with white head
A - malt and nut aromas
F - similar to aroma, bready malts and a bit of spice and fruit
fairly soft and resonable body with a dry finish
easy drinking, its nice
A - malt and nut aromas
F - similar to aroma, bready malts and a bit of spice and fruit
fairly soft and resonable body with a dry finish
easy drinking, its nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at No. 16 on the Hill, Penwortham. Pours clear pale gold with a thick white head. Aromas of citrus and pine. Taste adds some biscuit. Light bitter finish. Decent pint.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2025
at 15:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Crafty's, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, fruity with earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2025
at 18:57