Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pint in the Williams Ale & Cider House in Spitalfields. Met up with my old besr friend from school who was in London from San Francisco. I hadn't seen him for 10 years and there was a lot of catching up. It was great to see him. And the beer was really good. Rich, more malt than hops and just plane tasty. Interestingly I had a pint of Landlord afterwards and it was nowhere near as good.
Tried
from Cask
at
Williams Ale & Cider House (Greene King)
on 11 Feb 2026
at 20:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A nice smooth stout.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A nice smooth stout.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hallcross
on 07 Feb 2026
at 21:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Red Lion & Pineapple, Acton, London. Very dull bitter. Mahogany colour. Predictable but not offensive.
Tried
from Cask
at
Red Lion and Pineapple (JDW)
on 24 Jan 2026
at 16:00
7/10
Malty biscuit and slight to growing bitter.
Tried
from Crowler
on 24 Dec 2025
at 11:46
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
From the cask at JDW Mossy Well. Very pale amber, almost light golden colour with a smallish white head. Taste is dominated by bitter orange flavours and mild malts. More like a bitter than an Amber ale. Thinnish mouth feel. Easy to drink and plenty of flavour.
Tried
from Cask
at
Mossy Well (JDW)
on 13 Dec 2025
at 16:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Fra fat på The Mossy Well, sammen med Stephen: klar lys gylden med fint skum som varer til bunns. En frisk og lettdrikkelig sak med deilige inntrykk av citrus, granskudd og lys malt.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mossy Well (JDW)
on 29 Nov 2025
at 20:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Amber with a white head. Marmalade, rich tea biscuits and then a lot of twigs in the moderately bitter finish. As with most Vale beers, I found this slightly sub-par.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 28 Nov 2025
at 18:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask in Northampton. Light gold with a frothy head. Aroma of yeasty hop. Flavour is citrus grains, bread on a bitter lemon hop finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2025
at 00:00
4.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 3.5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask at Lamplighter Northampton. Amber with a frothy head head. Aroma of fruity jam. Flavour is tart berries, sweet cake on a a int bitter background. Sticky finish, odd flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2025
at 00:00
7/10
Bready and light citrus. Slight bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2025
at 14:03