6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Acorn Inn (JDW), Lichfield, 27/02/2025.
Golden amber with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is biscuit, straw, dried fruit rinds, orange peel.
Taste comprises brown bread, straw, hedgerow, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a good dose of bitterness.
Okay cask offering although not getting much IPA from this!
Not much evidence of this beer online ... certainly nothing to say its an IPA other than the style masterclass that is UT ... set as a pale ale.
Golden amber with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is biscuit, straw, dried fruit rinds, orange peel.
Taste comprises brown bread, straw, hedgerow, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a good dose of bitterness.
Okay cask offering although not getting much IPA from this!
Not much evidence of this beer online ... certainly nothing to say its an IPA other than the style masterclass that is UT ... set as a pale ale.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Square Peg. This place was closed for refurbishment last time I passed but now I'm allowed in it doesn't look any different! Still gloomy as hell. Anyway this beer has a clear dark gold pour with small off white head and great lacing. It's tangy, yeast driven, woody, some stone fruit hints, light toffee. Medium bodied, drying. It's ok but I wasn't bowled over.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Oakes Farm shop, Balsall Common. Pours a gold with moderate sized fluffy white head. Aroma of cream, grains, hay, light flora. Taste is semi-sweet, grains, orange, light resin, grassy bitterness. Near medium bodied, slick. Its decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear gold with small loose white head, modest retention. Aroma is simple being, sweet, grainy and grassy but with a punchiness to it so not like a cheap lager. Smooth malts come through being quite sweet and grainy with a touch of grassy hops and peppery spice in the finish with a mild bitterness. Quite good for a lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Clear dark amber with small off-white head. Aroma of malts, biscuit, citrus peel, dried fruits; quite nice. Taste is also good with malts, raisins, orange, chocolate and a slight smokiness in the finish. Enjoyable bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham on 13th December 2024. Tropical fruits and spices in aroma. Citrusy fruitiness in-mouth and a bitter grassy finish. Medium bodied with a velvet smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Post Office Vaults
on 13 Dec 2024
at 20:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a hazy pale straw with minimal off-white head but excellent lacing. Grains and some hints of floral hops in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a chewy texture and a strong dose of floral hops, which keep on increasing. Plenty of citrus and lemon there too, and some traces of tropical fruits after a while. Finish is slightly try. This is reasonable, but too citrusy for me – not really an IPA either.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2024
at 22:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Wellington, Brum. Aroma is rich - coffee. Albeit a veg undertow. Cola brown. Opaque. Foamy translucent beige head. Flaaqise qe hae bur burnt caramel offers and a herbal and citrus edge. Light-medium bodied. Oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Hoppy Porter, as described. Verging on a BIPA but with sweet elements.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2024
at 17:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is grapefruit and straw. Taste has soft tropical fruit, with a piney bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2024
at 21:10