6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Almost black with a small tan head. Aroma of aniseed balls, cola, chocolate. Sweet with chocolate, nuts and treacle, much lighter herbal notes than suggested by the aroma. Dry finish, moderate bitterness. Spices linger agreeably. Didn’t find the aroma all that inviting, but enjoyable and interesting after that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2013
at 03:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 5
Pours murky brown with no head.Nose shows brown sugar, golden syrup, figs, sultanas and some spicy clove notes. Really nice.Similar flavours but not as refined. More spicy cloves, brown sugar and figs but there’s some solvent-like alcohol in the finish.Completely flat, no carbonation whatsoever which ruins it.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2013
at 18:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 11C. Clear pale amber with a huge white head that obscures the aroma a bit until it collapses to an inch. Aroma of peach bubblegum, zesty grapefruit, lemon, oranges, pine. A little bit window-cleanerish. Lots of stone and citrus fruits, hay, pepper, pine. Dry finish with strong bitterness. Light creamy texture, fairly high carbonation. Pepper, grapefruit and a little pine linger. Swingeingly hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2013
at 06:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours dark amber with a quickly fading head.Nose shows caramelised banana and toffee, little else.Pretty similar flavours really, more banana and toffee with a little cardboard-like malt.Carbonation could be a little higher.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2013
at 23:17
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours orange/amber with pretty much no head.Nose shows funky herbal notes with catnip characters and dandelion along with unripe berry notes. Somewhat musty.Tart flavours, more herbal notes with the hawthorn berry quite prominent. Hard to pick much out but it’s pretty interesting.Carbonation could be higher.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2013
at 04:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear gold with an inch of white head that fades to a coat and sticks around. Aroma of hay, honey, flowers, light spices, a little lemon. No overt alcohol. Quite like The Tiger, but much more intense and rather less fruity in its pale maltiness and with a very long bitter and peppery finish. Simple in a good way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2013
at 06:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, started about 10C which was too cold. Amber with a lasting white head. Aroma of dough, cardamon, vanilla, cloves, peaches, some orange. High carbonation. Sweet and fruity - peaches, candi sugar, not as much orange as I’d have liked - with a pretty dry and moderately bitter finish. Very solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2013
at 06:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Just hazy gold with a modest white head. Aroma of hay, grass, grapes, melon, gooseberries. Lowish carbonation, delicate alive mouthfeel. Very fruity and quite sweet with tropical, peachy and grape notes. Doesn’t really dry out nor is there much bitterness at the end, would have preferred a bit more of a snap there. But a pleasant and rather summery quaffer all the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2013
at 03:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy gold with a white head that laces well. Fruity aroma with tart notes - nectarines, citrus blossoms, lemon pudding, oranges, hints of funk. Sweet and fruity, creamy textured. Dryish, mildly astringent finish with pepper, vanilla, some cloves. Had assumed this was the same, but having had a few it does lack a little of the zesty punch of the collaborative version. Still, lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2013
at 05:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Lovely clear pale gold with reasonable white head. Nice aroma of lemony citrus and pine over some soft malt notes. Great palate - carbonation is bright and delivers a velvety mouthfeel. The taste is very much dominated by the hops. A short-lived fruity start quickly gives way to hop bitterness that keeps on developing through to a long finish. Overall, it is a fine beer, but the hops are too dominant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 06:25